Knave of Hearts

When one can't find a six dollar box of peaches to can, one settles for a five dollar box of pluots.

 

What are pluots, you ask?  I didn't know, either, but it turns out that they're a juicy blend of plums and apricots, which, though homely, are nothing short of delicious.

 

 

We juiced them and froze them and diced them and ate them whole, and when I'd made enough pluot jam, we turned them into summertime tarts.

 

 

I miss fresh fruit.