Storing nectarines

Jen said:

I wonder if anyone has any good ways to use/store nectarines? I'm just
starting to get some ripe on the tree, and there is going to be heaps again.
Last year I ended up throwing heaps out. I've tried freezing them - not too
bad. Any other ideas?

You could make a pie... or jam/preserves.
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On Tue 24 Jan 2006 09:58:55p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it sf?

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Jen said:

I wonder if anyone has any good ways to use/store nectarines? I'm
just starting to get some ripe on the tree, and there is going to be
heaps again. Last year I ended up throwing heaps out. I've tried
freezing them - not too bad. Any other ideas?

You could make a pie... or jam/preserves.

Ooh! A fresh nectarine pie...that would be scrumptious!

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Jen said:

I wonder if anyone has any good ways to use/store nectarines? I'm just
starting to get some ripe on the tree, and there is going to be heaps
again.
Last year I ended up throwing heaps out. I've tried freezing them - not
too
bad. Any other ideas?

You could make a pie... or jam/preserves.
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Would you have a recipe for the pie? I don't know how to do preserves, do
you have instructions? Thanks

Jen

On Tue 24 Jan 2006 10:19:53p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Jen?

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Jen said:

I wonder if anyone has any good ways to use/store nectarines? I'm
just starting to get some ripe on the tree, and there is going to be
heaps again. Last year I ended up throwing heaps out. I've tried
freezing them - not too bad. Any other ideas?

You could make a pie... or jam/preserves.
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Would you have a recipe for the pie? I don't know how to do preserves,
do you have instructions? Thanks

Jen

Assuming you have your own recipe for pie pastry, or use refrigerated pie
pastry...enough for a 2-crust deep 9-inch pie.

6 cup sliced nectarines
3/4 cup sugar
1/3 cup flour
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon almond extract
1/2 tsp cinnamon
Additional sugar and cinnamon for top

Mix the sliced fruit with remaining ingredients and fill the pie crust.
Make a lattice crust for the top, or use a solid crust. Sprinkle
additional sugar and cinnamon on top. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes.
Reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue baking 30-40 minutes, or until
filling is bubbling and crust is golden brown. Cool to room temperature
before serving.

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Wayne Boatwright Õ¿Õ¬
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sf said:

Jen said:

I wonder if anyone has any good ways to use/store nectarines? I'm just
starting to get some ripe on the tree, and there is going to be heaps again.
Last year I ended up throwing heaps out. I've tried freezing them - not too
bad. Any other ideas?

You could make a pie... or jam/preserves.

Butter, rumtopf, clafouti, coulis, leather...

Finish them and I'll come up with more...

Pastorio

You could put a bunch of them in a box and send them to me!! =) Then
they won't go bad!

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Jen said:

I wonder if anyone has any good ways to use/store nectarines? I'm just
starting to get some ripe on the tree, and there is going to be heaps again.
Last year I ended up throwing heaps out. I've tried freezing them - not too
bad. Any other ideas?

Jen

Use/handle/store as you would fresh peaches.

I don't know what your safe practices are for preserving (we usually say
'canning'😉 them are. This is a reliable US site for home preserving
information: www.uga.edu/nchfp. The simplest preserving, if you have
the space, would be to freeze them. Wash, pit, and slice into plastic
freezer bags. Pour a little orange juice over and seal with as little
air inside as practical. Label and freeze flat, then stack the bags in
a box.

Just so you know -- I'm jealous as anything!
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Just so you know -- I'm jealous as anything!

You're right to be jealous - they are really good, they don't compare at
all to bought ones. These have so much flavour. People have already been
asking for some when they ripen, but it seems no matter how many I give
away, there's still too much for everyone. Considering it was just 5 years
ago when we moved into this house and the tree was half dead, it's pretty
impressive.

Jen

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Just so you know -- I'm jealous as anything!

You're right to be jealous - they are really good, they don't compare at
all to bought ones. These have so much flavour. People have already been
asking for some when they ripen, but it seems no matter how many I give
away, there's still too much for everyone. Considering it was just 5 years
ago when we moved into this house and the tree was half dead, it's pretty
impressive.

I'm jealous too - it's my favorite fruit and it'll be 6 months before
they're good here.

You can also dry them. Use the same process that people use with
apricots. This is great because you can use the windfalls and the
really gooshy ones that you might hesitate to put into a pie.

Susan B.

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Jen said:

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"Jen" <[email hidden]> wrote:

Just so you know -- I'm jealous as anything!

You're right to be jealous - they are really good, they don't compare at
all to bought ones. These have so much flavour. People have already
been
asking for some when they ripen, but it seems no matter how many I give
away, there's still too much for everyone. Considering it was just 5
years
ago when we moved into this house and the tree was half dead, it's pretty
impressive.

I'm jealous too - it's my favorite fruit and it'll be 6 months before
they're good here.

You can also dry them. Use the same process that people use with
apricots. This is great because you can use the windfalls and the
really gooshy ones that you might hesitate to put into a pie.

Susan B.

I was just wondering about that. What's the process for peaches? I don't
know anything about it. Thanks

Jen

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> Just so you know -- I'm jealous as anything!

You're right to be jealous - they are really good, they don't compare at
all to bought ones. These have so much flavour. People have already
been
asking for some when they ripen, but it seems no matter how many I give
away, there's still too much for everyone. Considering it was just 5
years
ago when we moved into this house and the tree was half dead, it's pretty
impressive.

I'm jealous too - it's my favorite fruit and it'll be 6 months before
they're good here.

You can also dry them. Use the same process that people use with
apricots. This is great because you can use the windfalls and the
really gooshy ones that you might hesitate to put into a pie.

Susan B.

I was just wondering about that. What's the process for peaches? I don't
know anything about it. Thanks

First - see if there are any commercial drying yards that will allow
you to bring in your own fruit. There haven't been any in my neck of
the woods for 20 years but you're in a whole different hemisphere!

If not,
Collect up a lot of wooden fruit boxes. Cut the peaches in half, take
out the pits. Arrange them in single layers on the bottoms of the
fruit boxes with the cut side up. (Depending on the size of the
peaches, you might want to cut each piece in half again.) PIck up some
"burning sulfur." Put about a fist full into a flame-proof container -
we used to use a cat food can. Put the container full of sulfer on the
ground. Stack the fruit boxes vertically on top, of the sulfur leaving
room between for smoke to pass through. Wrap the whole stack in heavy
plastic. Light the sulfur: it should burn for a few hours, keep the
plastic on the stack for a few hours more. Stay away from the fumes!

When they're done sulfuring, you break up the stack and lay the boxes
where they will get lots of sun. Turn the pieces over periodically.
Apricots dry in about three days, peaches will probably take longer.

The juicier the fruit is, the better the dried fruit will be.

Susan B.

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First - see if there are any commercial drying yards that will allow
you to bring in your own fruit. There haven't been any in my neck of
the woods for 20 years but you're in a whole different hemisphere!

If not,
Collect up a lot of wooden fruit boxes. Cut the peaches in half, take
out the pits. Arrange them in single layers on the bottoms of the
fruit boxes with the cut side up. (Depending on the size of the
peaches, you might want to cut each piece in half again.) PIck up some
"burning sulfur." Put about a fist full into a flame-proof container -
we used to use a cat food can. Put the container full of sulfer on the
ground. Stack the fruit boxes vertically on top, of the sulfur leaving
room between for smoke to pass through. Wrap the whole stack in heavy
plastic. Light the sulfur: it should burn for a few hours, keep the
plastic on the stack for a few hours more. Stay away from the fumes!

When they're done sulfuring, you break up the stack and lay the boxes
where they will get lots of sun. Turn the pieces over periodically.
Apricots dry in about three days, peaches will probably take longer.

I have never heard of any drying yards before, so I doubt there are ay
nearby.

We have major fires around here at the moment, and a bit of a heat wave. So
I don't think burning sulphur would be an option (I don't know where to get
burning sulphur from either).

Thanks anyway. Maybe I'll look into a food dehydrator. Or does anyone know
of a way to use the oven to dry them, or the sun?

Jen

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I don't know what your safe practices are for preserving (we usually say
'canning'😉 them are. This is a reliable US site for home preserving
information: www.uga.edu/nchfp. The simplest preserving, if you have
the space, would be to freeze them. Wash, pit, and slice into plastic
freezer bags. Pour a little orange juice over and seal with as little
air inside as practical. Label and freeze flat, then stack the bags in
a box.

Looks like with canning fruit, I need a special *canner*. Maybe it's
something to look into for future years.

I've tried freezing, - not bad. I'll love to be able to do a few different
things though. Thanks

Ken

Jen said:

I wonder if anyone has any good ways to use/store nectarines? I'm just
starting to get some ripe on the tree, and there is going to be heaps again.
Last year I ended up throwing heaps out. I've tried freezing them - not too
bad. Any other ideas?

Macerate... I love that word, how it rolls off the tongue with a big
steamy Ssssssss...

1. Learn...

http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/food/la-fo-calcook7jul07,1,785729,full.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-food&ctrack=1&cset=true

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2. Oh my...

http://www.waitrose.com/food_drink/recipes/recipesearch/recipe/0408042-r04.asp

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Jen said:

I wonder if anyone has any good ways to use/store nectarines? I'm just
starting to get some ripe on the tree, and there is going to be heaps
again.
Last year I ended up throwing heaps out. I've tried freezing them - not
too
bad. Any other ideas?

Macerate... I love that word, how it rolls off the tongue with a big
steamy Ssssssss...

1. Learn...

http://www.latimes.com/features/printedition/food/la-fo-calcook7jul07,1,785729,full.story?coll=la-headlines-pe-food&ctrack=1&cset=true

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I had to be registered to see it - which I don't want to have to do. Can
you tell me what it says.

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2. Oh my...

http://www.waitrose.com/food_drink/recipes/recipesearch/recipe/0408042-r04.asp

We don't drink alcohol, but good idea if we did.

Thanks

Jen