Any Use for Green (Unripe) Figs ???
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Any Use for Green (Unripe) Figs ???
Comments (10)Robert from Clinton Township, I'm in West Bloomfield. I have 3 kinds -- 'Hardy Chicago,' 'Brown Turkey', and an unknown, mystery one from a cutting from an Italian-American friend, whose father-in-law grew it in his garden in St. Clair Shores. For all intents and purposes, though, IMO, they're all the same, small, blackish/purplish figs with red on the inside. I don't see much difference between any of them. Gorgi, you're right about the latex, it is abundant in unripe figs. But, I did find a recipe on a site devoted to Greek cooking called "Mama's Taverna" for candied baby figs. They are slit open and boiled first, and the author recommends using an old pot you don't much care about, because of all of the latex which comes out of them. After that, once the latex is boiled away, they are candied in a sweet, spiced syrup. I posted this on the Harvest forum with a link to the recipe if anyone is interested. By the way, I was WRONG -- I got TWO, count 'em, folks, TWO ripe figs! WOWWY -- Living large now, eh, boys and girls? Oh well, better luck next year....See Moregreen figs
Comments (9)So my story is that we didn't have room or enough sun in our original yard for a fig tree. We bought the lot behind us while we were galavanting around the world and had house the house rented out. We moved back in last year and are working on the edible landscaping. I do actually have two little trees in pots right now. We got 8 figs off the lsu gold. So far we've had one fig off the green ischia and it has 3 more to go. I plan to put these in the ground once we finish construction on the detached garage. If I get any more varieties I may have to keep them in pots. But they are a serious hassle to keep watered in this heat. I've had to water them twice a day sometimes. Hubby is thinking is thinking about get a live trap to reduce the population of the racoons a bit. My daughter counted 12 of them crossing the street a few weeks ago, one of which was a mama with 6 babies. I don't think bird netting would be effective against those pesky critters. We will need bird netting for the blueberry bushes. I saw three cardinals decimate one plant for their breakfast one day....See MoreAny uses for little hard green apples
Comments (8)Are some falling or just so many that you are curious? Old trees are often called 'wild'. Seed grown years ago for ciders, juice, and baking. Even used as water when in a drought or wells dried up...or a water source became contaminated. I have some oldies and have small tart fruit. Small, having never been pruned for years. (If ever). Overgrown. They will sweeten a bit come fall but usually still on the tart side and not great as a fresh eater. Depending how ambitious you are, many things can be made from them. Cider, vinegars, baked, prepped and frozen or canned, etc. My farm was established around 1813-15 by town records, so fruit trees were most likely planted following the clearing of the fields... Might be good to try and determine the age of your trees. A pic of the whole tree and a close-up of a fruit cluster and your location. Some, if not too old, can be pruned and the fruit culled over a few years to give new life and tasty large fruit. (I've put in grafted trees over the past 20 yrs for fresh fruit.) Googling different key words like 'wild apple tree recipes' might help. As mentioned, the fruit and orchard forum on here can help determine the age of your trees. Some might say 'good for firewood', 'good for nuttin'.... i tend to ignore those comments....See MoreWhy does NCHFP say to use unripe grapes for canning?
Comments (8)Oh, that is very interesting! I never imagined that it would be a pectin thing. I was going to can them for use in smoothies, so they would get blendered up anyway. So I guess I wouldn't mind the mush :-). The problem I'm having is that I am completely out of freezer space. Every freezer is packed so tightly I have to strap them shut. It's been a very productive year so far! That's why I am canning things that I would normally freeze, like peaches. I did up the peaches today. I ended up doing four different variations: hot pack, cold pack, a mix of the two, and nuked in the microwave. Everything other than the straight up hot pack I canned for the raw pack length of time, just to be sure. And I labeled them with the different processes, so when I eat them I can see how they turned out. Also some jars I took off pretty much all the skins, and others I took off 3/4 or 1/2. It's very time-consuming removing the skins. The best method I found was to cut the peaches in halves or quarters, nuke them, and then peel them. I sure appreciate your helpful info, for both of these....See Moredenninmi
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