pass the fruit

 This is the time of year when more varieties of fresh fruit show up in the grocery store, and the farmers' market for that matter.  I realize that a lot of fruits get shipped in from other areas and even other countries but there are still a few season specific fruits.  Last week I found red cherries on the market for the first time in many months.  I do love cherries.  I've also noticed lots of strawberries in the store.  I'm not a fan of strawberries but they are a pretty sign of the times.  My choice to take to picnics, or any carry in, this time of year is my special blend fruit salad.  I stir together fresh pineapple for sweetness. I know that pineapples are not locally grown but they are so good.  I also use blackberries, red raspberries, blueberries, peaches, cherries, and, sometimes, green grapes.  Try it. It's a great blend.  Note, I do not use bananas, they turn brown, or apples, too tart, in my fruit salad and I never, never use marshmallows.  Marshmallows are not a fruit.  If you're wondering what brought on this musing about fruit, I was informed earlier this evening that I cannot bring fruit salad to an upcoming event because someone else is bringing a fruit tray.  I guess I'll have to bake the blueberry pie that's in my freezer.  Easier, but I bet my fruit salad would have been better.  Woops, that sounds a bit like sour grapes, doesn't it?