frog hollow farm

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For those who haven't heard about peaches from frog hollow farm:

 

The bay area foodie queen Alice Waters served Bill Clinton a frog hollow peach for dessert at his visit to her restraurant Chez Panisse.

The manager of Queen Anne Thriftway spent some time searching for perfect peaches. Frog hollow and pence farm were what he had found that produced the best peaches. Queen Anne Thriftway have been successfully selling them the past three years in their Peach-a-rama. They post brixes of six random samples each day. I haven't been to Queen Anne Thriftway this year, i assume they are doing the same. These peaches are expensive because they are tree-riped and have to be handled with a lot of care. You can check on their website: froghollow.com

 

Helen

[Guest guest]

Thanks for that info, Helen. Very much appreciated! When I

first heard about Frog Hollow peaches, I pulled up their website and emailed

them, asking when and where I could buy their peaches. Here's the

response I got on 7/24/02:

"We will have our fruit starting next week in the three Thriftway Stores

(QueenAnne, Proctor and Admiral) there in WA. Thank you for your

interest."

So, I guess that means they're here now. I don't know whether

Proctor and Admiral are streets, neighborhoods, or cities. Anybody

have a clue?

Nora

 

 

Helen wrote:

 

For

those who haven't heard about peaches from frog hollow farm: The

bay area foodie queen Alice Waters served Bill Clinton a frog hollow peach

for dessert at his visit to her restraurant Chez Panisse.The

manager of Queen Anne Thriftway spent some time searching for perfect peaches.

Frog hollow and pence farm were what he had found that produced the best

peaches. Queen Anne Thriftway have been successfully selling them the past

three years in their Peach-a-rama. They post brixes of six random samples

each day. I haven't been to Queen Anne Thriftway this year, i assume they

are doing the same. These peaches are expensive because they are tree-riped

and have to be handled with a lot of care. You can check on their website:

froghollow.com Helen

 

 

[Guest guest]

Admiral Thriftway 2320 42nd SW (206)937-0551

Queen Anne Thriftway 1908 Queen Anne Ave. N (206)284-2530

Protor is in Tacoma, seems to be a branch of the Queen Anne store.

 

Helen

 

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Nora Lenz

RawSeattle

Thursday, August 01, 2002 9:23 AM

Re: [RawSeattle] frog hollow farm

Thanks for that info, Helen. Very much appreciated! When I first heard about Frog Hollow peaches, I pulled up their website and emailed them, asking when and where I could buy their peaches. Here's the response I got on 7/24/02: "We will have our fruit starting next week in the three Thriftway Stores (QueenAnne, Proctor and Admiral) there in WA. Thank you for your interest." So, I guess that means they're here now. I don't know whether Proctor and Admiral are streets, neighborhoods, or cities. Anybody have a clue? Nora Helen wrote:

For those who haven't heard about peaches from frog hollow farm: The bay area foodie queen Alice Waters served Bill Clinton a frog hollow peach for dessert at his visit to her restraurant Chez Panisse.The manager of Queen Anne Thriftway spent some time searching for perfect peaches. Frog hollow and pence farm were what he had found that produced the best peaches. Queen Anne Thriftway have been successfully selling them the past three years in their Peach-a-rama. They post brixes of six random samples each day. I haven't been to Queen Anne Thriftway this year, i assume they are doing the same. These peaches are expensive because they are tree-riped and have to be handled with a lot of care. You can check on their website: froghollow.com Helen

[Guest guest]

I stopped by the Queen Anne Thriftway after work today. I didn't see

any frog hollow peachses, so asked one of the produce guys. After

hearing such wonderful things about these peaches, his words shocked

me. He said they were putting them out tomorrow (Friday). That's when

Peachorama starts. He said the peaches are TOO HARD! I thought these

peaches were tree ripened, then packaged to keep them safe.

 

Anyway, I stopped by whole foods and picked up a few of there ripe

frog holow farm peaches. I just ate one and it was a bit mealy and

not too sweet. Most of whole foods' peaches were hard. I've had much

better peaches and nectarines from Central Market.

 

Hopefully, others will have better luck. I'll let you know if my

other peaches are any better (it's called breakfast!).

 

Jeff

 

 

>Admiral Thriftway 2320 42nd SW (206)937-0551

>Queen Anne Thriftway 1908 Queen Anne Ave. N (206)284-2530

>Protor is in Tacoma, seems to be a branch of the Queen Anne store.

>

>Helen

[Guest guest]

It looks like frog hollow is not keeping their quality. I too found them not as good as they were last year. I just ate one nectarine which was good though(brix close to 15 and not mealy). I bought peaches from Central Market a couple of weeks ago and found brix 13 sharp, nectarine 14.

 

Helen

 

 

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Jeff Rogers

RawSeattle

Thursday, August 01, 2002 10:00 PM

Re: [RawSeattle] frog hollow farm

I stopped by the Queen Anne Thriftway after work today. I didn't see any frog hollow peachses, so asked one of the produce guys. After hearing such wonderful things about these peaches, his words shocked me. He said they were putting them out tomorrow (Friday). That's when Peachorama starts. He said the peaches are TOO HARD! I thought these peaches were tree ripened, then packaged to keep them safe.Anyway, I stopped by whole foods and picked up a few of there ripe frog holow farm peaches. I just ate one and it was a bit mealy and not too sweet. Most of whole foods' peaches were hard. I've had much better peaches and nectarines from Central Market.Hopefully, others will have better luck. I'll let you know if my other peaches are any better (it's called breakfast!).Jeff

Admiral Thriftway 2320 42nd SW (206)937-0551Queen Anne Thriftway 1908 Queen Anne Ave. N (206)284-2530Protor is in Tacoma, seems to be a branch of the Queen Anne store.Helen

[Guest guest]

I went to the Pike Place Market and stopped by a stand that said something like

" Oh, my God peaches " . I got 3 of them @ $1.99/lb =~ $3.50. They were very

sweet, soft, and juicy with a nice texture. MMmmm, I love a good peach. They

weren't perfect (a touch of unripeness on the top), but quite edible.

 

-Tim

 

--- Jeff Rogers <jeff wrote:

> I stopped by the Queen Anne Thriftway after work today. I didn't see

> any frog hollow peachses, so asked one of the produce guys. After

> hearing such wonderful things about these peaches, his words shocked

> me. He said they were putting them out tomorrow (Friday). That's when

> Peachorama starts. He said the peaches are TOO HARD! I thought these

> peaches were tree ripened, then packaged to keep them safe.

>

> Anyway, I stopped by whole foods and picked up a few of there ripe

> frog holow farm peaches. I just ate one and it was a bit mealy and

> not too sweet. Most of whole foods' peaches were hard. I've had much

> better peaches and nectarines from Central Market.

>

> Hopefully, others will have better luck. I'll let you know if my

> other peaches are any better (it's called breakfast!).

>

> Jeff

>

>

> >Admiral Thriftway 2320 42nd SW (206)937-0551

> >Queen Anne Thriftway 1908 Queen Anne Ave. N (206)284-2530

> >Protor is in Tacoma, seems to be a branch of the Queen Anne store.

> >

> >Helen

>

 

 

 

 

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