Fruit Basket, The

Category: 3 peas: A decent indehiscent

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Rating: 3 peas on a 5-pea-pod scale
Verdict: The Fruit Basket disappointed on this visit. Though they had a 50-pound bag of New Mexico Valencias sitting out front -- doing nothing but tantalizing -- the servings we got seemed more like jumbo runner types.

We got there just as the fellow was closing. He had just put away his extras for the day, so they came out of the refrigerator. Unfortunately, they weren’t cold yet. Chilled is cool, and hot is cool. But lukewarm is not cool.

We would have downgraded the rating one pea, but they held up well as snack later in the week. Probably because they were at least somewhat freshly boiled; the fellow said he makes a batch every other day.

Season: Probably all year round
Hours: Probably all day long
Price: $2.50
Serving: Probably a quart in a Ziploc bag
Notes: The stand is on the left (south) as you head west off I-75; exit 306
Proprietor: n/a
Last taste: July 2008; 2003; 2001
Nut type: Maybe Valencias, but they were large
Soak time: n/a
Boil time: n/a; new batch every other day
Taster: Thomas