NEW YORK—Summer is at its peak, and the markets are teeming with its bounty—fresh, sun-kissed, and bursting with flavor.
On a visit to the Union Square Greenmarket in New York in early August, stone fruits were the star of the show: blushing peaches and nectarines; plums the size of walnuts and up, sweet interiors countered by bracingly tart skins in rosy yellow and lush green and dark red.
