Hatcher Mango Hill originally published on Food and Fond Memories on June 15, 2011 by sandyaxelrod Leave a Comment (Edit)
Hatcher Mango Hill
Picking a Mango at Hatcher Mango Hill
Now that’s a lot of Mangoes!
Mango Banana Smoothies ready to be blended
Two Luscious Mango Banana Smoothies Coming Right Up
A year ago I read an interesting article in the Palm Beach Post about a mango farm in Lantana. What makes Hatcher Mango Hill so notable is that its founder John Hatcher crossbred two or maybe even three or four varieties of mango back in 1940 to create his own Hatcher mango. I am told that this variety has huge fruit with a very slim, small pit and the flesh has no stringiness. Since it is only grown here you actually have to get on their email list and order your mangoes way in advance of their summer peak. Of course as soon as I read the article I went on line to place my order. But that was a year ago and I had all but forgotten about it until the phone rang on Monday. “Your mango order is ready for pick-up” the voice said. I was stumped for a moment and then the lightbulb went on and I got excited to taste these rare mangoes. On Tuesday Steve and I took the short drive to the grove on Hypoluxo Road to get our bag of mangoes. As soon as we turned into the driveway we realized we were not the only ones picking up orders. There were a half a dozen cars in front of us and at least that many behind us. The lovely woman who gave us our order told us she was not the owner but “only a niece”. The variety that we purchased was not the coveted Hatcher mango but a variety called Haden, the Hatchers won’t be ready until sometime in July so we will have to wait a little longer for the Hatchers. I’ll be patient but in the meantime I have 10 luscious mangoes to be creative with. All the way home with the top down and the a/c blasting in 100 degree heat all we could think about was something to cool us down quickly so our first taste of our Haden mangoes had to be in a smoothie. Our Mango Banana Smoothie was amazing! The mango was so fragrant and juicy. In addition to the whole peeled and cut up mango I added a frozen banana, a cup of plain fat free Greek yogurt, a drizzle of honey and a cup of ice to the blender. After a few seconds on high I poured out two thick very creamy and delectable smoothies that were sheer perfection on a steamy hot summer day.
