Gardening. Beekeeping. Cherimoya. The cherimoya, also spelled chirimoya, is the fruit of the species Annona cherimola, which generally is thought to be native to the Andes,[1][2] although an alternative hypothesis proposes Central America as the origin of cherimoya because many of its wild relatives occur in this area. Today cherimoya is grown throughout South Asia, Central America, South America, Southern California, Portugal, southern Andalucia [La Axarquia] and South of Italy (Calabria).
Description[edit] Split Cherimoya fruit Cherimoya is a deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub or small tree reaching 7 m (22 feet) tall. The fruit is oval, often slightly oblate, 10–20 cm long and 7–10 cm in diameter, with a smooth or slightly tuberculated skin. Some characterize the flavor as a blend of banana, pineapple, papaya, peach, and strawberry. Etymology[edit] The name originates from the Quechua word chirimuya, which means "cold seeds," because the plant grows at high altitudes and the seeds will germinate at higher altitudes.
Blog Archive Pear Sauce Canning Recipe. Making Pear Sauce is a great alternative to applesauce when you have an abundance of pears, and tastes just as sweet even with no sugar added! My guys actually prefer pear sauce to apple sauce, so I try to make a lot of it. The procedure is similar to canning sliced pears, with just a couple of key differences. Here’s my favorite pear sauce canning recipe, you may sweeten to taste, though I never need to add any sugar. Pear Sauce Canning Recipe For this project you’ll need: a bunch of pears (approximately 3 lbs per quart jar)canning jarscanning lidscanning tools: a jar lifter, a lid lifter, and a funnel.a water bath cannerpotsknifepeeler and melon scooper, optionala food processor or food mill (I use a Back to Basics Food Strainer) And here we go! First, wash your pears.
Then peel the pears. **You can save the peels and cores (those without insect damage or bad spots) to use to make pear jelly! Remove any bad spots from the fruit. The next step is to puree the pears. And look! Just kidding. The Self-Sufficient Homestead - Index. Homestead.org: The Homesteader's Free Library: Learn Homesteading, Self-sufficiency, and Economic Survival.
Designing your ideal homestead by Fred Wilson from the January/February, 2002 issue of Countryside & Small Stock Journal. A homestead is neither a farm, nor a rural residence; therefore, it presents design challenges that are different from the others. A rural residence is basically nothing more than a suburban house plunked down on a larger lot, and any outdoor design will be largely concerned with landscaping, with appearances. A farm, on the other hand, is more like an industrial complex. Depending on its type, it will involve several or even many buildings-it must make accommodations for the passage and maneuvering of very large equipment and the handling and storage of many tons of products that might range from seed and fertilizer to hay and grain to milk or meat. Efficiency and convenience take precedence over more aesthetic aspects.... The Prairie Homestead. How to Be a (Semi-Rural) Homesteader. Attracting Birds, Birding Basics.
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