In Season: stone fruit
Summer brings a bounty of luscious juicy fruit to enjoy. As the season tails off, late-season varieties come into their own, and while most still make good eating as fresh fruit, they shine in tarts and pies, jams and preserves, pickles and chutneys.
Golden Queen peaches are much loved for bottling because the fruit holds its shape and retains good texture and flavour. This variety is generally clingstone – that means the fruit clings to the stone and has to
