http://www.durgan.org/URL/?BLCQP 4 September 2011 Pears
Pears were picked today, since the squirrels were starting to eat them. The pears are very hard and quite large. On another forum someone suggested the type of pear is Keifer. Pears are picked unripe and allowed to ripen indoors, otherwise they tend to be grainy and sort of discolored from the center out. The picked fruit were placed in a large bag with a banana to generate ethylene gas to enhance and stimulate ripening. When ripe they will be made in to juice and pressured canned. There is another smaller pear tree, not shown, in the garden to insure good pollination.
http://pakupaku.info/knowledge/ethylene.shtml A discussion regarding ethylene gas.
Pears
Ripening Pears.
http://www.durgan.org/URL/?LMJLH 7 September 2011 Ripening Pears
Pears are picked from the tree when not soft or basically unripe, determined when of sufficient size, which is subjective. The pears are then placed in a relatively sealed container or paper bag for about seven days with a fruit that produces ethylene gas which aids ripening. I use bananas. The ripe fruit is not grainy, not discolored, and is quite juicy. They are a pleasure to eat raw or can be processed for canning or making juice.
Pears are picked from the tree when not soft or basically unripe, determined when of sufficient size, which is subjective. The pears are then placed in a relatively sealed container or paper bag for about seven days with a fruit that produces ethylene gas which aids ripening. I use bananas. The ripe fruit is not grainy, not discolored, and is quite juicy. They are a pleasure to eat raw or can be processed for canning or making juice.
Re: Pears
If you've heard Eddie Izzard on pears.... he's exactly right ... there is a time window of a very few hours between rock-hard and mush.
I've still not figured it out... and I have a pile of Williams pears on my kitchen worksurface. Sampling a few - they go bad/brown from the centre out... so by the time you see any evidence its too late. Lost the lot last year !
I've still not figured it out... and I have a pile of Williams pears on my kitchen worksurface. Sampling a few - they go bad/brown from the centre out... so by the time you see any evidence its too late. Lost the lot last year !
Re: Pears
Pears always rot if left to ripen without help as I suggested.dave45 wrote:If you've heard Eddie Izzard on pears.... he's exactly right ... there is a time window of a very few hours between rock-hard and mush.
I've still not figured it out... and I have a pile of Williams pears on my kitchen worksurface. Sampling a few - they go bad/brown from the centre out... so by the time you see any evidence its too late. Lost the lot last year !