This morning we went to another farmers market, this one in Thompson Bay, Long Island. We arrived shortly after it opened because we have learned that some things will sell out quickly. There were just three vendors there but they had quite a variety of items for sale. I bought some fruit, baked goods, and hot sauce (that I am hoping isn’t too terribly hot.)
Some of my purchases from the farmers market. The green fruit is a papaya, the brown fruits are sapodillas, and the yellow ones are pomegranates.
I unfortunately didn’t ask when the sapodillas are ripe, nor did I look it up. I cut this one and tried to eat it. It was slightly sweet, but very astringent, like an unripe persimmon. I later read that they are soft when ripe (these were quite hard.) I also read that the pomegranates won’t ripen after they are picked. Oh well.
Bonus photo taken of Breeze On by Desiderata II the day we had the glorious sail from Hog Cay to Water Cay.
After returning to Breeze On we used our one gallon garden sprayer—filled with water—to rinse the dodger windows and stainless steel. We had given up on having a nice rain shower to clean the salt off the boat.
Later on we went back to shore to shop at Hillside Food Supply and then dinghied down to Long Island Petroleum for three cans of diesel.
Finally, we joined a group of friends at Sou’ Side for an impromptu gathering. All-in-all a busy but enjoyable day.
Some of my purchases from the farmers market. The green fruit is a papaya, the brown fruits are sapodillas, and the yellow ones are pomegranates.
I unfortunately didn’t ask when the sapodillas are ripe, nor did I look it up. I cut this one and tried to eat it. It was slightly sweet, but very astringent, like an unripe persimmon. I later read that they are soft when ripe (these were quite hard.) I also read that the pomegranates won’t ripen after they are picked. Oh well.
Bonus photo taken of Breeze On by Desiderata II the day we had the glorious sail from Hog Cay to Water Cay.
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