NYT, July 12, 2023, Food section

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(1) Kim Severson, In Georgia, Summer Without Peaches Is Not So Sweet; With the state's signature crop hobbled by rough weather, the fruit is painfully hard to find. New York Times, July 12, 2023, at page D1 (every Wednesday, section D is Food).
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/ ... peaches-summer.html
("Although California and South Carolina grow far more peaches, loyalty to the Georgia peach is strong")

Note:
(a) There is no need to read the rest of this report.
(b) peach
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peach
(Prunus persica; "Although its botanical name Prunus persica refers to Persia, genetic studies suggest peaches originated in China"/ section 6 Production: China No 1)
(c) In US, annually California produces peaches near to 20 times of Georgia's. S Carolina is ahead of Georgia but not by much.


(2) A Clever House Gift for Egg Lover. New York Times, July 12, 2023, at page D2 (in Florence Fabricant's column "Front Burner")
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/ ... es-wine-retail.html
("Deviled eggs for a party? Egg salad sandwiches? Or simply farm-fresh, soft-boiled for breakfast? Egg toppers, gadgets that score just the egg shell so it’s easy to scoop the contents or to peel the cooked egg, are somewhat new to the kitchen arsenal. And, now, Williams-Sonoma has introduced a set of two made of stainless steel. They're great to have on hand, or to give as a house gift.
Williams-Sonoma Breakfast Egg Toppers, $39.95 for two, williams-sonoma.com")

Note:
(a) The message carries a photo from "Williams-Sonoma Breakfast Egg Topper, Set of 2" but it is not intuitive to know how to use them.
(b)
(i) Eparé Egg Topper Set. YouTube.com, uploaded by Eparé in 2015.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tan5YoWTIq4

Williams-Sonoma's works the same way.
"Just pull ball up and release, the spring mechanism will cause a vibration to the sharp edge in the [rim of the] dome and score the shell": from the Web. Put another way, there is no blade or teeth, as some egg topper have. See next.
(ii) 5 Egg Toppers and Egg Top Cutters put to the Test Which One Rules Supreme for Soft Boiled Eggs. YouTube.com, uploaded by Gary Purcell in 2021.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=erkbDSB8K04