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2018 EGGPLANTS Asian / Italian / Specialty 2018 Asian Eggplant Selection
MACHIAW ORIENT CHARM ORIENT EXPRESS Slender pink fruit with green 8-10” long by 1 1/2-2 1/2” Outstanding early productiv- calyx. Avg. 9” x 7/8” fruits. diameter fruits of the Orient ity. Attractive, slender, 8-10”, Tender flesh. Strong plant with Express shape, but with attrac- glossy black fruits in the long a nice continuous yield. tive shades of fluorescent pink, Oriental style. Tender, delicately pastel pink, and white. flavored, and quick cooking.
2018 Italian Eggplant Selection
GALINE NADIA TRAVIATA Black Bell type. Traditional Black Italian Traviata has the classical bell Very glossy, uniform, eggplant - It is uniform 7-8 shape of the traditional Italian black fruits are 6-7” long long and 3-4” diameter. It is eggplant type. It has glossy by 3-4” in diameter. probably our favorite of the black fruit and reall good flavor. traditional Italian because our Italian customers can’t resist Nadia. It is dark purple , flossy, and blemish free.
2018 Specialty Selection
ARETUSSA BEATRICE MAUVE Attractive and uniform, Beatrice is bright violet, round Round, 4” fruit are a lovely, 6-8” long by 2 1/2-3 1/2” Italian eggplant that is similar deep mauve color; purple calyx. diameter, cylindrical fruit. in shape and flavor to Rosa Bianca. Creamy and mild, delicious.
BARBARELLA DANCER/NEON NUBIA Barbarella is a round, dark Dancer is deep pink Italian Similar looking to Calliope purple Sicilian eggplant with eggplant. It is midsize and because it is glossy, purple excellent taste. The white looks good with Nadia and and white variegated. halo under the calyx is an Nubia because they’re the Nubia is an Italian-type with indication of the tenderness in same size with green Calyx a green Calyx. eggplant. It has a wonderfully -but with a remarkably different dense white flesh, making it color. Dancer is mild, non-bitter extra good for grilling. and like Neon.
Hepworth Farms 506 South Road Milton, NY 12547 | tele: 845.795.6071 | [email protected] | hepworthfarms.com 2018 Specialty Selection
PALOMA PROSPEROSA ROSA BIANCA Paloma’s bell-shaped fruits This seems to steal the hearts Simply delicious with a mild have distinctive ribbing and of our chef customers. It is a creamy taste. It is round, mildly sweet flavor and creamy large, round lavender - puple plump and streaked with texture. fruit that is as beautiful as it is white and violet and sometimes tasty. Great in eggplant it is ribbed. parmesan, creamy and non-bitter.
2018 Mini Eggplant Selection
CALLIOPE GRETEL (WHITE) KERMIT Calliope has become a custom- Mini-white: Gretel is a solid Green and white stripes with er favorite. It is beautiful, small, white specialty mini eggplant white at the blossom end. It is oval, white and purple variegat- that is a perfect companion to a Thai specialty with firm flesh ed Asian-style eggplant. both Hansel and Fairytale. It is that is good for curries. If you tender and bitter-free. love eggplant, you should give this Thai eggplant a try.
FAIRYTALE HANSEL We love this little eggplant and Mini-dark purple: Hansel is believe that if our customers Gretel’s companion…solid tried it they would love it too. It dark purple, tender, non-bitter is a gorgeous mini purple and and perfect for grilling or slicing white stripes with a wonderful thin on pizza. flavor, NO bitterness and very few seeds. Quick cooking ten- der and sweet - great to grill.
Hepworth Farms 506 South Road Milton, NY 12547 | tele: 845.795.6071 | [email protected] | hepworthfarms.com