Given apples are ripening early I wonder what the chances are that Medlars may ripen naturally and not need bletting. I kown of some trees nearby so will be keeping my eye on them. Anyone tasted these fruit (bletted or not)?
Medlars
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Got given a couple of jars of medlar jelly (made from a tree in my parents' garden) - fantastic stuff!
Medlar, little known traditional fruit tree, native to uk, but not popular any more as the fruit are rock hard when ripe, and they have to be left to rot (bletting) to a jelly-like consistency before they are edible. I'll have some from a friend in a few months (its early yet) and show them to you Dave.
As others have said, they make a good jelly/jam.
As others have said, they make a good jelly/jam.
Interesting, I didn't know that. Thanks. I doubt that the UK ones will ripen naturally though, even if the climate does warm up, at least until a few generations of trees has passed. I could be wrong though.
If you get them rip but not bletted you could wop them in the freezer over night for the same effect, i do it with sloes,
they need a frost to make them edible don't they ?.........they taste like a browned apple core to me.
yeah, you're sposed to freeze and thaw several times - to be honest I thought this was dangerous practice, but that may only apply to meat?
yup just meat and pre cooked food, will be fine for fruit you would eat even after its been frosted and thawed alot anyway
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