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From: jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman)
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Subject: Re: Nectarine vs Peach
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Date: Mon, 16-Sep-85 04:17:03 EDT
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> 
> 	Is a nectarine a product of breeding non-fuzzy peaches until
> they got a fuzzless peach? (Is this esoteric, or what?) They taste
> the same. The only difference is the fuzz. I prefer nectarines since
> I don't like fuzz with my fruit. Anyone know?
> 
> Sharon Badian

From "The Greengrocer" by Joe Carcione:

"Time and time again I've heard people insist that nectarines are either a
rather new variety of fuzzless peach or a cross between a peach and a plum.
Wrong on both counts.  Nectarines are a relative of the peach but are a
distinct variety, maybe even older than their other relatives, cherries and
apricots.  They originated in the Orient before the time of Christ and were
known to the ancient Greeks."

Besides being fuzzless, nectarines are less juicy than peaches and have a
fleshier texture.  To me, they also have a slightly different flavor from
peaches.
-- 
Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.)
aka Swazoo Koolak

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