Why do we look forward to New Year’s Eve so much? Probably in part because ringing in a new year offers an opportunity for a fresh start and new beginnings. Whether you plan on greeting 2022 with a large gathering of friends and family or celebrate in a more intimate…
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Continue Reading‘Tis the season for holiday gift basket catalogues to arrive en masse, and no wonder…when loved ones live at a distance or your social distancing at home, sending Christmas gifts by mail is the perfect option for letting people know you care. The question is, what to send? Before you…
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Continue ReadingOranges are most likely to come to mind first when we think of Christmas fruit – the winter citrus is a traditional addition to hanging stockings. But gourmet apples make a regular appearance in Christmas gift baskets, and no wonder – in some parts of the world, apples have long…
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Continue ReadingFresh from the Sunbelt: Our citrus this Winter is looking truly amazing! The dryer climate conditions as well as the cooler weather has the fruit changing into beautiful colors. Our citrus has surpassed last years brix/sugar levels and is extremely tasty. Our Sol Zest Mandarins are eating deliciously sweet this…
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Continue ReadingFor thousands of years people have smoked meats to add flavor and make the meat last longer. With modern methods of preserving meats (i.e. refrigeration) we’re not so dependent on smoking as we were, but it makes the meat taste so darn delicious we’re happy to keep doing it, anyway!…
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Continue ReadingAmong our customer Christmas Favorites at Pittman & Davis are our top-rated spicy Tamales! Does that surprise you? It won’t once you taste them – this savory best-seller is made with premium and falling-apart tender pork, beef and chicken, redolent with fresh Mexican spices and surrounded by a thin, moist…
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Continue ReadingDid you recently get an apple fruit box from Pittman & Davis? If so, lucky you! If you buy Fuji apples regularly, we can guarantee you’ll appreciate the difference between a big Fuji Apple from your local grocery store chain and one from our orchards. If it never occurred to…
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Continue ReadingIt’s round and orange, but is it an orange? Color aside (fun fact: the color was named for the fruit, not the fruit for the color, but that’s another story), oranges have a distinctive tangy-sweet flavor that can’t be mistaken for anything else. In some varieties it may be sweeter, in others…
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Continue ReadingFresh from the Sunbelt: This season’s fruit is expected to be quite large and lovely! While we did have a freeze this year, all looks to have been recovered and producing wonderfully. We look forward to this amazing season of sweet, extra-juicy, and large Rio Ruby Red Grapefruit.
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Continue ReadingYou know those tangerines you bought at the grocery store? They may actually be Clementines. The terms “Clementine” and Tangerine” are often used interchangeably in the US, but they’re not the same fruit. Tangerines are actually a variety of mandarin (one of the original citrus fruits, along with pomelos and…