Pink Fir Apples?

[Mothy]

I have bought 3kg of Pink Fir Apples for the Lottie  ;D
Anyone any idea how is best to cook them? They sound like new tatties but are labelled as maincrop? Confused I am.  :-[

[Mothy]

[Mrs Ava]

I believe they are maincrop, dig them young and use like news, but I also understand they are delish roasted and baked in their skins.  ;D  I think Tim is the expert on this one.

[tim]

You've just bought them for the lottie - but you want to cook them?? You are certainly counting your chickens!!

Seriously - no rush - they are happy going in late April-May, lift late September - October. In store, they keep their qualities till now.

Cooking? They are salad potatoes - waxy & firm, but they also stay whole in stews or curries.They do anything except mash. No need to peel if boiling. If you don't like skins. whip them off when cooked.

PS - That's a banana!

[Mothy]

Lol Tim  ;D,

Premature perhaps, I was merely trying to justify the fact that I'd bought "weird knobbly spuds called apples?" to Mrs TimJ. She said " exactly WHAT am I supposed to do with those?" so I thought I might be able to find out on here.  :)  They sound very good to me if they keep until this time next year.
I must admit I do seem to be meeting with a little resistance to growing anything away from the norm, so I am exercising a little bit of discretion from now on, with her hormones being all askew.
The fact the spuds are all chitting on the wash-house draining board has unearthed my secret  ;D

Thanks for the advice.

[tim]

PS They are also very resistant to everything.

[Doris_Pinks]

We love them roasted with garlic and herbs! YUM!!

[Derekthefox]

If you slice them lengthwise, they cook to produce delicious chips, my children have even eaten the cold ones!

One word of warning, when storing, remove any rotten tips, otherwise these tend to stink awful!

Other than that, they are absolutely delicious.

On another track, one of the joys of having an allotment, IS the opportunity to grow uncommon vegetables.

[Mothy]

Derek, I couldn't agree more!!  ::)

This being my 1st season some other family members who shall remain nameless (and 9.25 months pregnant) seem to think that I am getting carried away!! Just because I dig at every opportunity, can't drive past a garden centre and keep buying seeds etc????? Obsessive?? ME???
;)

[Gadfium]

I like them cut into thin slices and saute'd with garlic and onions, then chuck in some peppers or mushrooms at the last moment. Mmmm...

[Lazybones]

Yum, these were my first attempt last year.  They are fantastic and store really well.  I par-boil and then put over a high heat and crush them in a heavy based pan just with a fork and loads of garlic, rosemary and olive oil and they are faaaaaaantastic!  I look forward to them again this year.

[BAGGY]

They make fab potato salad too - we're doing them again this year.

[kitty]

This being my 1st season some other family members who shall remain nameless (and 9.25 months pregnant) seem to think that I am getting carried away!! Just because I dig at every opportunity, can't drive past a garden centre and keep buying seeds etc?? Obsessive?? ME???

praps YOUR hormones are a bit wobbly to mothy!!haha!

tim-how would you store those pfa?brown paper bag ,cool and dry?

[tim]

Counting your chickens??  Yes - same as any, & they store as new well into the New Year.

But watch out for mice etc - we had ours eaten into this year.

[kitty]

m.i always count my chickens before they hatch-but i sensibly deduct a few for eventualities!
ooo-pesky mice-i suppose i could hang the bags in the shed-that'd stop 'em!
kitty ;)

[westsussexlottie]

parboil them then bake in the oven with olive oil and chopped red onions with a little smoked paprika.... mmmm - delicious.

[tim]

- and then store them??

Mice? Stand them on inverted 6" plant pots. The sacks!!

[westsussexlottie]

and then FREEZE it! Avoids the mice....

[kitty]

Mice? Stand them on inverted 6" plant pots. The sacks!!

glad you clarified that tim-wondered how i was going to train the mice!
kitty ;)