J.H. Hale Peach
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About
Exceptionally large round peach with yellow skin, hints of red and very little fuzz; yellow flesh, fine-grained and free from stringiness. It is of the freestone peach variety. With a pleasing taste and aroma, it is an excellent peach for eating and canning.
Information
Physical Description
A very large peach with a fine golden-yellow skin, blushed with a red overlay.
Skin is smooth with little fuzz; flesh is yellow, and finely grained.
Tasting Notes
Selecting and Buying
Preparation and Use
Uses: J.H. Hale peaches are an excellent dessert peach, great for pies, cooking and baking. They are also a good canning peach and freeze well.
Conserving and Storing
These peaches can be canned or frozen.
They will last for a week or longer if refrigerated. Should be ripened before refrigeration, and stored in plastic bags when ripe. To ripen, place in a paper bag or leave on the counter for a day.
A ripe peach will stay fresh for a day or two left on the counter.