What to do with UNRIPE apples? | Homesteading Forum
2008年9月2日 · I really like pectin from crab apples. Just cut your apples into halves or quarters. Put them into a big pot, and barely cover with cold water. Cook them down very slowly, stirring occasionally so they don't stick to the bottom of the pot. (A …
What type of apple tree is best for Middle TN
2010年4月12日 · Sort by. Oldest first. luv2farm. 688 posts · Joined 2008. #2 · Apr 12, 2010. I'm in east Tn and last year I planted and semi-dwarf gala (great for canned apple pie filling), a semi dwarf Red delicious, and a pear tree. They look good now--- …
Mystery tree...wild pear or crab apple? | Homesteading Forum
2004年8月15日 · It blooms early in the Spring - white blooms like those ornamental pear trees - has shiny green leaves that make me think it's a pear. The fruit right now looks like clusters of tiny green apples and when I cut one in half with a fingernail it smelled like a green apple. But the skin looks like an unripe pear. The fruit never gets bigger than a ...
Apples and Stomach Pain | Homesteading Forum
2024年9月23日 · The doctor explained eating too much apple isn't good because the pectin in the apple skin and the apple flesh swells up really a lot inside the stomach and digestive tract and the swelling causes pain. That's why an apple makes a person feel full. . Danaus29. Reply Like.
Old Timey Fruit Trees for Deep South | Homesteading Forum
2017年10月13日 · Oh two other Arkansas related apples. King David and Arkcharm. King David especially supposed to be great apple, better production than Arkansas Black. Arkcharm supposed to be maybe one of best eating apples ever, but they dont keep very long. The is a Texas apple called Reverend Morgan that is seedling of Granny Smith but superior eating ...
what to do with small unripened apples? | Homesteading Forum
2017年5月28日 · I'd feed them to my pigs,rabbits and chickens. I would cut them up and make an apple crisp. With enough sugar and cinnamon and cooking time, you'd think they'd come out pretty good. Slice them up and dry them into "apple chips"....soak in lemon water the put in dehydrator, screen , or on cookie sheet in oven low heat.
So many green tomatoes on my FROZEN plants...what to do?
2012年9月13日 · Green Tomato Chutney (aka relish) 8 lbs green tomatoes. 6 onions. 3 cups vinegar (regular or apple cider) 1 tablespoon coarse salt. 1 teaspoon EACH ground cloves, mace, and cinnamon. Chop the tomatoes & onions reasonably small (bigger is OK for chutney, small for relish) Bring to a boil in their own juice. Simmer for 30 mins.
smallish, wormy apples...what to do with them ... - Homesteading …
2010年8月10日 · Do not remove the peels or the cores. Put a lid on. Simmer with a little water until tender. Cool: this will take a while. Pick up the apple chunk and squeeze. The skins and cores will remain in your hand and the applesauce will be squeezed back into the pan. Sweeten to taste. if the applesauce is bland add just a little lemon juice.
apple seeds, cyanide and pigs | Homesteading Forum
2006年10月2日 · Apple seeds contain the sugar-based enzyme "prunasin" or "Amygdalin" which is a cyanogenic glycoside - a chemical that becomes a poison when it is digested or in response to tissue damage of the host plant. Prunasin releases cyanide. ( Exposure to high levels of cyanide harms the brain and heart, and may cause coma and death.
apple trees next to evergreens? | Homesteading Forum
2014年6月21日 · There are some apple varieties that are partially resistant to cedar apple rust. * I'm supposed to respect my elders, but its getting harder and harder for me to find one . .*- :cowboy: