A noted by others - heat brings out so much.. My 2 old trees produced almost inedible fruit raw that was wonderful baked with butter & spice. As to eating raw - so many varieties and some can be lovely raw. How you ripen them matters and constant sniff vigilance is needed. There is a reason I think Harry & David has survived so long. There is a major hype factor but that is a huge fan base.
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A noted by others - heat brings out so much.. My 2 old trees produced almost inedible fruit that was wonderful baked with butter & spice. As to eating raw - so many varieties and some can be lovely raw. How you ripen them matters and constant sniff vigilance is needed. There is a reason I think Harry & David has survived so long. There is a major hype factor but that is a huge fan base.
