Quick Questions on ANYTHING part 2. Please read first post for links to other threads

CCP

Today's fruit / veg box has three sharon fruit in it. I've never had these before - can someone to tell me how to eat them, please?

Can they be eaten raw or do I need to cook them? Do I eat them peel, seeds (do they have seeds?) and all, or are only bits of them edible? And how do I tell when they're ripe?

As you can probably tell, I'm a bit bemused by these funny orange things - any help will be very gratefully received!

zippychick

As far as i remember sharon fruit is yummy! As far as i know you eat the lot! Thread here but not much in it. Eat on its own, in salads, in smoothies, baked with amaretti, with mozerella , tomato and SF salad . Also known as Kaki apparently :beer:

CCP

You're a star - thank you very much! From the thread you linked to it appears that I'm not the only one a bit bemused by these, which is a relief. :cool:

I love the sound of the recipe with amaretti biscuits but I don't think I'll be trying it - I can eat a whole packet in one sitting with no difficulty at all, without them getting anywhere near the sharon fruit!

zippychick

No problems! I don't know if i have eaten amaretti biscuits?

There was one more thread I have quoted for you - couple of ideas

Seakay wrote: »

Sharon fruits need to seem overripe before they are nice to eat - they go slightly transluscent and very squidgy. At this point they can be sliced in half and eaten out of the skin with a teaspoon, or the flesh can be scooped out, beaten and mixed with cream or creamy yoghurt to serve as a sort of a fool. If you liquidise them together then be aware that if you start off with a thick milkshake/smoothie texture it will thicken up and sometimes get as far as a soft set within an hour or so. The passion fruit would make a fragrant addition to the fool, and you cold peel and liquidise the mango to add as well if you wanted, or you could use the liquidized mango with the addition of milk, soya milk and or yoghurt to make a delicious and nutritious milkshake or smoothie (depending on how much you dilute it)

CCP

Amarettis are almond flavoured - you can get either crunchy ones (which are lovely) or soft ones (which are even better). I haven't had any in ages, and I don't know if you can get them in Portsmouth - I deliberately haven't looked!

Thanks for the recipe, too - that looks really interesting. I can't wait for the things to ripen now so I can start experimenting!

COOLTRIKERCHICK

i normally use the takeaway cartons to freeze portions of certain meals, but i want to freeze complete sunday dinners,

my mil just puts the dinner on the plate, and bungs it in the freezer,
but she is the only one in her house,

if i done this i would have any plates left....lol..

just wondering what you do...or any suggestions...

its mainly so my teenage kids can ping them in the microwave...

thanks..

NorthWest-Lass

Zippychick

Thanks for your answer and the creme fraiche thread I will check it out

zippychick

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

i normally use the takeaway cartons to freeze portions of certain meals, but i want to freeze complete sunday dinners,

my mil just puts the dinner on the plate, and bungs it in the freezer,
but she is the only one in her house,

if i done this i would have any plates left....lol..

just wondering what you do...or any suggestions...

its mainly so my teenage kids can ping them in the microwave...

thanks..

Just space it out like a dinner in a tupperware box?

Cremefraiche - no probs at all! Glad to help, let us know how you get on

Savvy_Sue

COOLTRIKERCHICK wrote: »

i normally use the takeaway cartons to freeze portions of certain meals, but i want to freeze complete sunday dinners,

my mil just puts the dinner on the plate, and bungs it in the freezer,
but she is the only one in her house,

if i done this i would have any plates left....lol..

just wondering what you do...or any suggestions...

its mainly so my teenage kids can ping them in the microwave...

thanks..

zippychick wrote: »

Just space it out like a dinner in a tupperware box?

Not a very green answer, but you can get disposable plastic plates (near the paper plates in supermarkets) - use them? Warn your offspring that they MUST put them on a 'proper' plate before heating or the plate will crack / melt / make a big mess.

Actually, before you do this, check the plates don't melt anyway. If they do, put a circle of bakewell paper on first, and slide the frozen dinner off the paper and onto a proper plate before pinging.

This is a theoretical answer, not one I've tried at home! :rotfl:

BigMummaF

You used to find microwavable plates along side the bits to do eggs & baked beans. I think they are mainly segmented, like you'd get on a plane. Perhaps have a look around £ shops CoolTriker, or maybe invest in extra china plates from charity shops etc.