Stone Fruit Hybrids
Each of these stone fruit hybrids contains different ratios of their parent fruits. Follow the same picking methods for hybrids as you’d use for their parents. Look for fruits that are fragrant and firm but yield under slight pressure from your thumb. Plums should feel heavy for their size when you hold them. Apricots ripen more quickly than peaches and plums, so purchase only what you can eat within a couple of days. Store stone fruits on the countertop. (Chilling slows ripening but also makes the texture mealy.)
