ernie Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 My nice neighbours just gave me a bucket (small size) of peaches. Very nice. Trouble is they are all genuine fallers and came complete with rotten patches, bruises, the odd peach-eating insect, a huge range of spots and were generally uneatable. Yes, I know some French country dwellers leave nothing when it comes to food, but am I churlish in wondering what their reason was ? Very pleasant types, as I mentioned. Comments would be welcome. Thanks Ernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Jam-making?Maybe they're thrifty neighbours and think it's best to make use of the peaches, however bad they look?Maybe they think they're doing you a favour because you don't have a peach tree? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britgirl Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 If they are really 'grotty' how about pureeing the best bits and either eating it now , or freezing it to be enjoyed later in the year with ice-cream? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weedon Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 I made some chutney last year with mine and shall do the same this year. Cut out the worst of the bruising, get rid of the bugs, but don't worry too much about the spots. I am not much good at making jam but the chutney is OK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted September 13, 2009 Share Posted September 13, 2009 Ernie if you prefer perfect fruit I will take away the neighbours gift at no cost.The OK bits of damaged fruit is often the best tasting - eat with your taste buds not by sight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ernie Posted September 14, 2009 Author Share Posted September 14, 2009 Thanks to all of you for your kind suggestions. They are all valid points The thing is, I cannot eat rotten fruit, whether jammed or disguised. What I did was to cut out as many of the nasties as I could and eat the rest, juicy and delicious, even if rather small pieces. The trouble was that after about 90 minutes, I only had produced about the equivalent of three or four modest sized peaches . It didn’t seem worthwhile, although I felt my honour was reasonable intact. Don't ask what happened to the rest ... By the way, I also have the offer of a huge amount of beautiful peaches to pick, sort of coloured my judgement a little. Thanks again to all of you for the responses. ernie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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