On Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:07:45 +0000, Sacha wrote:

On 2010-11-29 11:50:52 +0000, mogga said:

Did anyone watch bbc1 last night when they picked the medlars?
They looked gross but now I want to try one!

I know where one is but the orchard has been fenced off ... and I'm
not sure there'll be any left if the birds have been at them...

You can't - or at least you shouldn't - eat them straight off the tree.
You have to let them blet, which means to ripen to the
not-quite-rotten point. when they turn a sort of red-brown they'll be
edible or can be made into jams and jellies. Pick in November, keep
them in a dry cool place and wait!


Yes they said about the bletting on the program.
Ta.
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