Nectarine: Remove flesh from core

[email hidden] (Caryn) asks....

Quoted message said:

I have this recipe for caramelised
nectarine. I need to cut the nectarine into
half and remove the flesh from the
core...How do I remove the flesh from
the core?

Because nectarines have pitted pits, just as do clingstone peaches, you
must simply use a small sharp knife to cut the pit out rather than
popping it out as you would with an apricot.

Picky ~JA~

Caryn said:

I have this recipe for caramelised nectarine. I need to cut the
nectarine into half and remove the flesh from the core. I tried a
couple of time, but the flesh is stuck to the core and I ended up
squashing the nectarine. I used white flesh nectarine. Not sure if it
would be easier with the yellow flesh one. How do I remove the flesh
from the core?

There are both freestone and cling white nectarines. Since you obviously
have clings, you need a pitting spoon. You cut the fruit in half then
remove the pit from the nectarine half, as opposed to removing the flesh
from the pit. Here's a pitting spoon:

http://www.applesource.com/peachspoon.html

nb

notbob said:

Caryn said:

I have this recipe for caramelised nectarine. I need to cut the
nectarine into half and remove the flesh from the core. I tried a
couple of time, but the flesh is stuck to the core and I ended up
squashing the nectarine. I used white flesh nectarine. Not sure if it
would be easier with the yellow flesh one. How do I remove the flesh
from the core?

There are both freestone and cling white nectarines. Since you obviously
have clings, you need a pitting spoon. You cut the fruit in half then
remove the pit from the nectarine half, as opposed to removing the flesh
from the pit. Here's a pitting spoon:
http://www.applesource.com/peachspoon.html

Hmm, would a grapefruit spoon work here? Practicing no single use items in
the kitchen except for the fire extinguisher.
Edrena