Supermarket Fruit: alternative uses!

I remember years ago we were in Turkey and hanging over the balcony of our apartments was a beautiful peach tree, absolutely laden with fruit. I've never tasted peaches like them in my life - the juice was running down my chin as I ate them. They were so beautiful.

I'm not sure fruit like that ever ripens properly - it tends to go from rock hard to runny in a matter of hours after sitting for weeks being rock hard.

I once bought some really lovely looking white flesh peaches. They were really hard and tasted disgusting. As we waited for them to ripen (in the fruit bowl) the peel suddenly turned a bit softer but slightly rubbery. The next morning they were soft and brown with very hard flesh around the stones.

Have a French afternoon and play boules with them in your garden? Obviously with a bottle of French Champagne. And you could always wear a beret to make it more authentic.

Cronesrule

Just chiselled the flesh off a barely sweet nectarine which was sold to me as ‘ripe and ready’ to eat. Should’ve been ‘not just any nectarine’ but no. Despite price, was the usual disappointing supermarket fruit. Possible alternative use as a cricket ball. Any other ideas for unfit to eat supermarket fruit?

Put them in a bag with bananas. B's emit a ripening gas.

If still hard I’d simmer in water or fruit juice and water until soft and serve with ice cream. Or bake gently in oven until soft. I find this works when I have a glut of fruit.

I tend to buy fruit I want to eat now in the reduced section as it will more likely to be ripe and ready to eat, if the sell buy is a week ahead the fruit will not be ripe now.

I gave up buying peaches and nectarines many years ago, a big disappointment
When I was small well about 12, I used to work in my auntie‘s café and I remember the peaches she used to sell were huge and juicy and 6p each!
Those were the days when if somebody wanted six eggs, they were put in a brown paper bag..
Lettuce were grown by Mr. Gay in the village and were 6p each as well.
Isn’t it strange? I can remember all this from years and years ago, but I can’t remember what happened the day before yesterday. 🤷‍♀️🤗

keepingquiet

Smash it with some meringue and shaved dark chocolate- add nuts too if you like. I make mine with natural yoghurt but you can use thick cream too!
Smashing my supermarket strawberries right now...

I'm imagining you with a sledge hammer beating hell out of the strawberries 😂

Smash it with some meringue and shaved dark chocolate- add nuts too if you like. I make mine with natural yoghurt but you can use thick cream too!
Smashing my supermarket strawberries right now...

If you’ve got a whole pack of them, I’d halve, simmer in a very little water plus orange juice, maybe add a dash of Cointreau, and serve as a nice pudding with ice cream. 😋

Replace the pit in the middle with a candle. Might have to flatten the bottom as well.

Had a similar experience with some 'ripe' peaches some years ago.