tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post1906848100530832871..comments2024-02-15T12:47:17.980-05:00Comments on Small Measure: Fruits 'A Plentyashley englishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13762972337222302012noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-24312208721884225842009-10-02T08:08:25.179-04:002009-10-02T08:08:25.179-04:00Lindsay Road-Pear brandy, or any fruit brandy for ...Lindsay Road-Pear brandy, or any fruit brandy for that matter, is simply homemade brandy with pears as the base flavor. I wish I could give you my recipe, but, alas, the method I employ is a carefully guarded friend's family recipe. I've been sworn to secrecy. However, if you want a quick fix, just google "homemade pear brandy." The recipes won't tell you how to make brandy ashley englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762972337222302012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-56247489774515904362009-10-01T23:34:25.249-04:002009-10-01T23:34:25.249-04:00I've got a bunch of ugly pears from a neighbor...I've got a bunch of ugly pears from a neighbor's untended tree. they are kind of hard, skins are lumpy, bumpy. What's the best way to ripen them? Got any good recipes for pears?Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15028271785294971028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-30652333217489941652009-09-30T21:50:16.661-04:002009-09-30T21:50:16.661-04:00What in the world is pear brandy, and how do you m...What in the world is pear brandy, and how do you make it? We've been trying to figure out what to do with our pears...homesprouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15855282294746811345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-17815222659674958662009-09-30T13:36:15.440-04:002009-09-30T13:36:15.440-04:00Thanks for the tip, Lane. Yeah, the apples trees a...Thanks for the tip, Lane. Yeah, the apples trees are definitely due for a good pruning. I just need to take a class or read up on how to do it!ashley englishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13762972337222302012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-76079309797159623242009-09-30T10:18:59.911-04:002009-09-30T10:18:59.911-04:00I've always maintained that the uglier the fru...I've always maintained that the uglier the fruit, the better they taste. Don't worry about your fruit crush, it's perfectly normal, others have the same feelings.El Gauchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16123486882754116176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-18335042585298106912009-09-30T06:47:49.082-04:002009-09-30T06:47:49.082-04:00thirty years ago i came into possession of an aban...thirty years ago i came into possession of an abandoned orchard. my apples looked like yours and were small. after judicious pruning over three years, and removing all of the deadfall through grazing with sheep, the apples got much better in size and quality with no use of any kind of spray or any other chemicals.The Dudleys - Craig & Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15084203889961066288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-14377424579852071842009-09-30T06:32:03.863-04:002009-09-30T06:32:03.863-04:00Looks wonderful! Nothing better than fruit right ...Looks wonderful! Nothing better than fruit right off the tree.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-41537692296260217772009-09-29T14:53:35.397-04:002009-09-29T14:53:35.397-04:00This year I, too have a crush on fruit trees, bush...This year I, too have a crush on fruit trees, bushes and vines. My problem is that I don't have that many trees. I only have one peach tree that was loaded with peaches (it's a very small tree so it was as loaded as it could be). I also have a few chestnut trees which are not very big and some wild grape vines. <br /><br />It was great to harvest my peaches and eat them fresh from the Lindahttp://pcheflm.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5710525766736736547.post-3601597293449284722009-09-29T14:30:13.340-04:002009-09-29T14:30:13.340-04:00crush crush crush. i'm so wishing i was on the...crush crush crush. i'm so wishing i was on the east coast right now.Paige Appelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00693478614795058097noreply@blogger.com