Comments on: Snapshots from the Union Square Market, Late Summer 2014 (Part II)

By: Natie

Natie — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 21:30:53 +0000

The dazzling colors of produce! Like jewels!

By: Coleen

Coleen — Sun, 26 Oct 2014 14:01:32 +0000

MM, your Union Square Market post reminds me of my NYC visits in spring time. Just walking around and taking pictures is such a joy.

By: odessa

odessa — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 05:21:35 +0000

MM, those husked tomatoes reminded me of “tino-tino”. we enjoyed it very much as a snack during my childhood days.
great photos above!

By: Kasseopeia

Kasseopeia — Thu, 23 Oct 2014 04:44:16 +0000

I can still remember the peaches I had last month. I ate a couple practically everyday for three weeks!

More pictures, more torture!

By: Khew

Khew — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:31:01 +0000

betty q, you make mushroom hunting sound romantic! LOL. Here’s an interesting take on the realities: https://myqualitymushrooms.blogspot.com/2013/07/chanterelle-season-2013.html

By: Marketman

Marketman — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 08:42:16 +0000

bettyq and khew, yes, I meant oyster, not straw mushrooms. And yes, probably not chanterelles as they were very reasonably priced if I recall…

By: betty q.

betty q. — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:49:06 +0000

Khew…yellow mushrooms are yellow oyster mushrooms. As far as I know, chanterelles cannot be cultivated yet. At least, not in BC! They need a specific habitat to grow…they do not grow on side of oak trees but rather around the base maybe. Often if you see a puddle or stream or creek on the forest floor, follow that and you could be rewarded with clumps or singles here and there.

By: sister

sister — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 04:47:49 +0000

Thanks for the wonderful pictures. From June through October NYC’s Union Square Market can compare favorably with any other market in the world, a chefs and home cooks’ paradise.

By: Khew

Khew — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 02:52:28 +0000

The yellowish mushrooms could be cultivated chanterelles while the grey ones are likely oysters.

By: betty q.

betty q. — Wed, 22 Oct 2014 01:18:05 +0000

Yup, this year yielded an abundant or bumper crop of vegetables probably everywhere. I usually check out the almanac each year to see what is in store for gardening weather in our zone.

MM…those husked tomatoes are cape gooseberries! I planted them several years ago and they yielded gazillion fruits! Learned my lesson and told myself to plant only 1 or 2 plants!