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I live in MA but originally am from the SE including GA. I have lived in MA twice for a total of 14 years and only once have I ever been to any supermarket and actually found a peach worth buying and it was from CA.
We get small hard stones that have no smell or taste. Ugh!!
Three rules:
1. Don’t buy fruit at supermarkets
2. Buy fruit at farmers markets
3. In extremis buy fruit at ethnic supermarkets but remember rule 1.