In Season

Today there were oranges in the market. For the record, oranges are a winter fruit (at least here), they need a lot of rain, and they're not supposed to come into season for another couple of months at least. I got some, naturally, because they were a reasonable price. I still don't know if they're any good though.

I also got peaches, mangoes and carrots, and a big bag of cheap popsicles to stuff in the freezer, for when cold water isn't really cold enough. Sadly I forgot to get anything salty, but I do have two packs of crackers.

Figs are starting to come in, but they still look a little small and grungy, and I figure in a couple of weeks they'll be perfect. The fig season is very short. I remember when I was in junior high, my mother said the fig season is at the same time as Rosh Hashana for a reason, and she made chicken with figs, which was a tradition she made up on the spot. Anyway, the last few years (at least five?) they've been coming in mid-summer.

Probably other people aren't as fascinated by fruit as I am?