how can you tell when rose hips are ripe?
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Comments (1)When the stem hardens the pumpkins are ready to pick....See MoreHow to tell when aronia berries are ripe?
Comments (15)The first time I noticed the berries on my aronia bushes I went to Google to see if they were edible. Much to my amazement, it was called a superfood, so I decided to go out and pick them the next day and try making something with them. However, by the next morning every one was gone. Here in northern Wisconsin we have a lot of migrating birds and also black bears that could have been the culprit, so I am very nervous about letting the berries stay on the bush too long, but have succeeded in harvesting them in recent years. I too have searched for ways to make them taste good. I have made jams and pies and syrups, but none were particularly tasty. I've thrown a handful in to a smoothie, where the bitter taste is masked by other ingredients, but I just can't use that many in this way. This summer I was looking for a way to use the two gallons of berries I had in the freezer from last year and discovered that they make a wonderful shrub drink made with sweetened aronia juice and preserved with apple cider vinegar. A couple of ounces of shrub over ice with sparkling water and an orange slice garnish makes a delicious, adult-tasting drink. This season's berries are getting ready to pick and I can't wait to make a new batch. Donna...See MoreHow To Tell When Zucchini Is Ripe?
Comments (14)My MIL, bless her heart and RIP, used to grow all her zukes and summer squash until they looked like ballbats. I couldn't eat them. You don't want seeds in them to be like sunflower seeds. The thing is, zucchini and cukes are prolifically bearing plants. They come on so heavily that you can't give them away, so there is no reason to NOT pick them when the peel is tender and the seeds tiny. There will be plenty more coming on. The flesh on the young ones is more juicy, firmer, and cooks up better. It's really off-putting to make a nice ratatouille and see big, hard seeds floating around in the broth....See MoreHow can you tell if it's ripe?
Comments (2)It will change color (purple I think) and soften. I wait until they drop from the vine or release at the slightest touch. They are the sweetest when the fruit starts to wrinkle....See MoreVaporvac Z6-OhioRiverValley
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