Your peach looks gorgeous on the outside, but the inside tastes mealy and bland. What happened?

It was refrigerated while still underripe.

Drought conditions damaged the flesh.

It was stored too long in a dark supermarket warehouse.

What’s the difference between a peach and a nectarine?

Nectarines are just bald peaches.

Peaches are related to apricots, nectarines are not.

A nectarine is a cross between a peach and a plum.

A nectarine is a peach clone that went awry.

Which of the following is true about the fuzz on peach skin?

You’re more likely to get an allergic reaction to eating the fuzzy skin if you’re also allergic to birch tree pollen.

Peaches are often defuzzed with brushes before being sent to market because consumers like a less hairy skin.

Peach fuzz doesn’t deter insects, but it does reduce the fruit’s loss of moisture.

In which country — which is still the world’s largest producer of the fruit — did the peach originate?

China, where peach trees are a sign of immortality

U.S. (Most are grown in California.)

Persia (now Iran), which is why the peach’s scientific name is Prunus persica

Germany, which made them famous in peach schnapps

What’s the simplest way to peel peaches for making a pie or cobbler?

Boil them, then dunk in an ice bath.

Knife, schmife. Use your vegetable peeler.

There’s no reason to peel peaches for pie.

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