Nisperos
#1
Nisperos
Just been offered some freshly picked nisperos so I suspect that this is the beginning of the avalanche of them. So what are your favourite ways of eating them, dealing with them? I would value ideas as I will soon get bored of them otherwise.
Rosemary
Rosemary
#2
Re: Nisperos
Skin them, remove the huge pips and put them in a fruit salad, or just bite into them - they are very juicy and quite sharp.
I don't think they would make good jam, but a chutney is a possibility.
I don't think they would make good jam, but a chutney is a possibility.
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I used to bin them after a few
Chutney may be a good idea, I have made some good plum chutney.
Chutney may be a good idea, I have made some good plum chutney.
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#6
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I just eat them as any other fruit.
They have a flavour which I describe as a cross between a peach and an apple.
Wonderful fruit - also known as loquat.
Seeds are full of cyanide - one of the highest ISTR.
They have a flavour which I describe as a cross between a peach and an apple.
Wonderful fruit - also known as loquat.
Seeds are full of cyanide - one of the highest ISTR.
#7
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First bag now appeared, not too desperately large but still too many for me really. However, she said that they will be smaller or there will not be so many this year as we have not had enough rain for them.
I always think that they taste like a mix of apricot, plum, peach and apple. For me it very much depends on which friend brings them, some are much nicer than others. If I remember rightly from the last couple of years the best tasting are from this particualr person.
Rosemary
I always think that they taste like a mix of apricot, plum, peach and apple. For me it very much depends on which friend brings them, some are much nicer than others. If I remember rightly from the last couple of years the best tasting are from this particualr person.
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I googled for recipes for you but all contained lots of other items which would have broke the bank such as cook with leg of lamb etc. there are one or two for marmalade.
#10
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Thanks for trying J2, I did the same and found that it would end up either costing a lot or was too much effort for one person.
Rosemary
#11
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Peel them, remove seeds & chop up into pieces them pop them in the freezer.
Make sure they freeze in separate pieces & not one big lump. Then you can just use them when you like, pop a few into a smoothy or fruit salad.
Just waiting for ours to ripen off a bit more then that's what I am doing.
Suzi
Make sure they freeze in separate pieces & not one big lump. Then you can just use them when you like, pop a few into a smoothy or fruit salad.
Just waiting for ours to ripen off a bit more then that's what I am doing.
Suzi
#12
Re: Nisperos
Peel them, remove seeds & chop up into pieces them pop them in the freezer.
Make sure they freeze in separate pieces & not one big lump. Then you can just use them when you like, pop a few into a smoothy or fruit salad.
Just waiting for ours to ripen off a bit more then that's what I am doing.
Suzi
Make sure they freeze in separate pieces & not one big lump. Then you can just use them when you like, pop a few into a smoothy or fruit salad.
Just waiting for ours to ripen off a bit more then that's what I am doing.
Suzi
Rosemary
#13
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I tend to put them straight into a smoothy still frozen so wouldn't know.
Probably would be a bit mushy though like most soft fruit.
Ours are really small this year, almost all seed not much to chop up.
Suzi
Probably would be a bit mushy though like most soft fruit.
Ours are really small this year, almost all seed not much to chop up.
Suzi
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#15
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I get the impression that many plants don't thrive well on tap water alone for long periods, as is happening now in this drought affected area.
Just been watching a prog regarding the effects on farming areas.
One report suggested that half of the almond trees had died off.
Normally they can do ok on just a limited supply of rain but I think the water table in the Valencian area has dropped to an all time low and much of the normally green Campo here sadly seems to be turning into a desert, much like Almeria and Murcia.