Medlar fruit recipes

[BlackBart]

Does anybody have any Medlar fruit recipes or have made any Medlar fruit jelly?
Some recipes say to wait until the first frost to pick the fruit, some say pick the fruit and ripen them in the house and use them when they are close to rotten.
Hhhmm need first hand info on the last suggestion......

 

[chrisf]

I am curious too as I planted a medlar tree last year.........

 

[TerriLaChicks]

OK I'm intrigued--what is a Medlar fruit?

 

[wildorchid053]

i typed in medlar fruit recipes and found chutneys jams etc.. says it is in the apple family but you let it over ripen and it smells like spice and apricots..it is high in pectin.. gl with your jam

 

[BlackBart]

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Its a very old type of tree that has lots of history surrounding it.
I am still curious how ripe I have to have the fruit.......I guess I will wing it

 

[saddina]

Medlars are not "ripe" untill they are already mushy. You should be able to bite past the skin and "slurp" out the innards like applesauce. Like persimmons they are awful untill ripe, ripe for just a few days they awful and slimy mush and fall from the trees.

You can ripen on counters or trees, doesn't much matter, takes the same amount of time. If you're worried about birds pecking at them etc you can bring them in.

 

[Reinbeau]

Here's a page with ripening info and some recipes. This blog also has good info and photos.

 

[BlackBart]

Thank-you very much

Medlar fudge? interesting