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Eating and Drinking => Cooking, Storing and Preserving => Topic started by: jackiestagg on September 01, 2007, 19:21

Title: just picked pears
Post by: jackiestagg on September 01, 2007, 19:21

Just picked pears from my Conference, invariably dropped and bruised or cut some of them, is there anything I can do with these? They are still hard as bullets. I've got about 10 that dropped.

Title: just picked pears
Post by: muntjac on September 01, 2007, 19:28

i have trees full of em as well. just store em on straw ina cold shed and check em for ripening .every three days .or just chuck em in a fruit bowl n eat when ripe , im bottling loads of mine in syrup the jars from the chip shop had pickled eggs an gherks in :wink:

Title: just picked pears
Post by: jackiestagg on September 01, 2007, 20:51

I'm talking about the damaged ones Munty, they won't keep long enough to ripen...

Title: just picked pears
Post by: WG. on September 01, 2007, 20:55

Pear chutney is fab.  Also pickled pears.

Title: just picked pears
Post by: jackiestagg on September 01, 2007, 21:01

recipe recipe recipe whisky golf????

Title: just picked pears
Post by: muntjac on September 01, 2007, 21:11

they will unless they are split  :wink: only ripe fruit bruises  :)

Title: just picked pears
Post by: jackiestagg on September 01, 2007, 21:19

They fell 10 feet onto the slabs. even rock hard they split. ( I know, move the slabs, too late now)

Title: just picked pears
Post by: muntjac on September 01, 2007, 21:21

id dump em  :wink: compost bin time  :cry:

Title: just picked pears
Post by: jackiestagg on September 01, 2007, 21:30

Nooooooo...
After 12 months growing them? There must be some way to eat them...on the other hand, I did get over 50 good ones and that's only the first tree - got 3 other trees to strip. Why am I worrying? But I love pears and the season is short I can't bear to waste any and if I can find a recipe I can eat some now

Title: just picked pears
Post by: muntjac on September 01, 2007, 21:36

you can slice em thin 1/4 inch and oven dry the bust ones . ther are loads of ways of preserving em for winter .canning bottling etc  :wink:

Title: Pear Chutney recipe
Post by: WG. on September 01, 2007, 21:38

3lbs pears, peeled, cored and chopped
2 tart apples, peeled, cored and chopped
2 med onions, sliced
1lb raisins
1 tsp hot chile powder
2 inch piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 tsp salt
half tsp grated nutmeg
12 cloves
juice and grated rind of 2 oranges
1lb soft brown sugar
1 pint white malt vinegar

Put whole lot in a pot, boil, then reduce heat and simmer for about 3 hours.

Title: just picked pears
Post by: muntjac on September 01, 2007, 21:40

peel and core pears 5lbs .boil for 20 mins with 2 pints water .when water has reduced add 4 heaped teaspoons sugar boil for 1 min more allow to cool  put into managable tubs and freeze like wot i do with apples  :wink:

Title: Re: just picked pears
Post by: David. on September 03, 2007, 15:20

Quote from: "jackiestagg"

Just picked pears from my Conference, invariably dropped and bruised or cut some of them, is there anything I can do with these? They are still hard as bullets. I've got about 10 that dropped.

Cut out the good bits, chop up, freeze and use to make blackberry & pear wine when you have enough of each.

Title: just picked pears
Post by: Bodger on September 03, 2007, 20:19

Chickens love em :D