Farmers Maket

I just got back from a weekly visit to the farmers market in downtown Merced. It is held every Saturday and features about 12 farmers from the local area marketing everything from tomatoes to bakery goods. This was the first time that bakery goods were there since I have been going. Lots of greens and many fruits. Last week was the end of the pit fruits. This week still had great tomatoes and grapes available. Sue is always wanting a "little" apple for her midnight snack. Most stores only stock big apples that are more than a bite. Today I picked up some small fujis at 1.00 a pound. I also got some concord grapes. I think the farmer looked through his concords and thought that he had a few to sell. These are Sue's absolute favorite. Woody, Sue's brother really loves them too. One year when he was out to see us with his wife and kids he came over from San Jose and demonstrated his squeeze,squirt, and discard method of eating concord grapes without eating the skin,

I picked up a loaf of 5 seeded bread. The bakery vendor said that it was the Cadillac of the breads since it had seeds and nuts in it like sunflower and macadamia We shall see when I use it for toast on Sunday morning.

If you have a chance get out to your local farmer's market and enjoy the fruits of November.

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Pat