Kiwi Fruit

Aril

You can't make jelly with them. Have tried and it won't set!!
Aril

soba

kiwichick wrote:

i eat em whole, skins and all......yummy!

Isn't that like eating a woolly jumper?!

Chris25

Have you seen the baby kiwis where you can eat the skin? Saw them in Waitrose (I think)
They remind me a bit of kumquats, a little larger.

kiwichick

Yeah, it can be a bit furry but its the way i grew up. All my friends ate them this way too. The funny bit is that they ALWAYS give my tongue pins'n'needles which is a laugh!

I have some recipies i will post in the mega index and then link back to here. They are; Kiwifruit Chutney, Kiwifruit Jam and Kiwifruit Marinade.

Edit:Here you go

[post=1337216] - Kiwifruit Marinade[/post]
[post=1337233] - Kiwifruit Jam[/post]
[post=1337256] - Kiwifruit Chutney[/post]

HTH,
Al.

SnowyOwl_2

Oooo Kiwichick, I like the sound of the chutney and the jam! Just one question, having never made jam before in my entire life, what is the difference between a preserving pan and an ordinary stainless steel saucepan? Could I use a Le Crueset pot instead?

kiwichick

I have no idea!!!! My mum just used to make it all in the same saucepan as we boiled pasta in.

Chris25

Preserving pans are large, wide and have a lip for when pouring. I used to use a pressure cooker without the lid before I got my 'jam-pan' as that was the largest saucepan I had. I still find it easier to use a soup ladle rather than pour the preserve into jars.

henhog

Hi everyone,

I have rather a lot of kiwi fruit at the moment and wondered if I could use them in a crumble or something like that? Any ideas gratefully received.
BTW, I have searched the index but only found jam and marmalade which sounds lovely, but I haven't got any jars at the moment.

Thanks,
Henhog

Sharra

I've squidged them up and frozen them as ice lollies before - they were yummy

thriftlady_2

I wouldn't try cooking them Sharra (unless you make jam),I think they'll go an unappetising colour,but I may be wrong.

I'd make a pavlova with them-large meringue,loads of cream and pile on the kiwis.You could use bought individual meringues too and thick yogurt instead of cream,or a mixture of cream and yogurt.

Or cut them up with other fruit like strawberries,oranges,bananas and make a fruit salad or thread on kebab sticks.

Or fruit smoothies-banana,kiwi and some yogurt,plus a bit of honey and some orange juice.

One thing I don't recommend is jelly.Kiwis have an enzyme in them which breaks down protein and stops gelatine from setting.Fresh pineapple is the same.;)