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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: gunnerbee on December 28, 2007, 23:57:50

Title: Apples still on tree...
Post by: gunnerbee on December 28, 2007, 23:57:50
but the frost must have got to them, in a friends garden, would they be worth salvaging just to make crumbles with???? cheers.
Title: Re: Apples still on tree...
Post by: saddad on December 29, 2007, 16:06:35
There are several old varieties which hold the fruit until May... we have one on our lottie, don't try to bring in more than you need as any frost damaged areas will go mouldy really quickly in the warm. Some people say "Bletting"... IE allowing a bit of rotting improves the flavours... Medlars are best done like that..
They should be fine for cooking...
;D
Title: Re: Apples still on tree...
Post by: louise stella on December 29, 2007, 16:43:55
They should be fine for puddings etc....  as long as they are sound!

Louise
Title: Re: Apples still on tree...
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on December 29, 2007, 19:35:11
If any are brown and rotten take them off and burn them, otherwise use them as normal.
Title: Re: Apples still on tree...
Post by: Jitterbug on December 29, 2007, 20:19:50
I left the last dozen or so on the tree for the birds and when I pruned the tree last week lopped the lot off.  They have been put on the pile ready for a bonfire in the Spring.

Jitterbug