September 7, 2007

JUICY NEWS


Pyrus Pyrifolia -
Asian Pear

After battling with the cardinals I placed a net over my Asian pear tree. Ha, ha ! I won. I now have some juicy ripe pears to harvest for moi.

The Asian pear is crisp and sweet and if kept refrigerated will last a very long time. I slice them up for my salads and they are frequently used in Korean dishes I prepare, such as cold noodles.

Have you seen the bottle of wine with a big fat pear in it ? I have one my hubby brought back all the way from Germany. Maybe next year I'll place clear bottles over the pears so that I can make some pear wine.

8 comments:

  1. glad you get to keep the 'fruits' of your efforts!

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  2. Congratulations! There is nothing like home grown...

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  3. Yay! Congrats on outsmarting them--after all, as the gardener you definitely deserve some of the fruits of your labor. :)

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  4. carolyn, i just saw something about the pear in the bottle on tv the other day - i had never seen it before. I love the idea! AND the bottles hanging all over the tree looked really cool.

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  5. Hey, Gina. The pear in the bottle is very cool. You could plant an Asian Pear tree in your back garden. They are very hardy and fruit at an early age.

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