California apricots: the lost orchards of the Silicon Valley
Chapman, RobinPicked warm from a tree, a California apricot opens into halves as easily as if it came with a dotted line down its center. The seed infuses the core with a hint of almond; the fruit carries the scent of citrus and jasmine; and it tastes, some say, like manna from heaven. In these pages, Robin Chapman recalls the season when the Santa Clara Valley was the largest apricot producer in the world and recounts the stories of Silicon Valley’s now lost orchards. From the Spaniards in the eighteenth century who first planted apricots in the Mission Santa Clara gardens to the post–World War II families who built their homes among subdivided orchards, relive the long summer days ripe with bumper crops of this much-anticipated delicacy.
카테고리:
년:
2013
출판사:
Arcadia Publishing Inc.;American Palate
언어:
english
페이지:
157
ISBN 10:
1614239223
ISBN 13:
9781614239222
파일:
EPUB, 12.93 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2013