August 3: Pluot

During our last food shopping excursion, we bought what I thought were plums. That is, until today when my family corrected me. What we actually bought was a pluot. So, what is a pluot you might ask? Well, let me just tell you. A pluot is the flavorful offspring of a plum and apricot, though allegedly much sweeter than it's Ma and Pa. They were created in the late 80s/early 90s by a man named Floyd Zaiger, a biologist who specialized in fruit genetics. Like it's Plum parent, pluots are available in several varieties, and they're supposed to be rich in Vitamin A nutrients. For everything you want to know about pluots and more, I recommend checking out Produce Pete's information here. Actually, I don't know Produce Pete personally, but he seems to know an awful lot about pluots.