nectarine

Definitions

Examples

• Instead of judging by appearance, select a mango as you would a peach or nectarine.

• As such, apricots aren’t usually interchangeable with peaches or nectarines in recipes because of the difference in water content.

• While peaches tend to get most of the hype during stone fruit season, don’t sleep on nectarines.

• The two stone fruits are very similar in many ways, and relatively interchangeable in uses, but nectarines are often firmer, sweeter and juicier than peaches.

• Serve white and yellow nectarine sherbets together for a dramatic presentation.

• The nectarine is in large favor in Europe and is much more extensively grown than in America.

• Also, the flesh of the nectarine is firmer and has a stronger flavor than that of the peach.

• Nina finished a mouthful of nectarine and picked up the books one by one.

• Some have a powerful scent that is very near that of a ripe Nectarine; of this the best example I know is the old rose Goubault.

• Right by the porch, in a lovely southern exposure, was a delicious nectarine.