Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Asian pear recipes
and preservation
Thanks, everyone for the suggestions!
Bob, I have never heard of "perry" but would love to find more
information. I make wine and beer from kits now but look toward using my
own homegrown fruits in the future. I don't have a cider or wine press
but might try making some perry on a small scale using a small juicer or
Kitchenaid fruit strainer attachment. Do have any instructions?
Shirley Murphy
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Too many Asian pears is a great problem! First I would eat all
them that you can. This helps you to learn the differences in tastes
and textures. There are many recipes to try. Here is a link to
several Asian pear recipes.
Asian pears are also great to juice. Unlike European pears
that grind into almost nothing, Asian pear texture is more like
apples. If you have a cider or wine press you can add rice hulls to get
better extraction. After you have the juice, you can ferment into
perry, a hard pear cider with ~7% alcohol by volume. Perry is like
hard apple cider but has a small amount of residual sweetness from
sorbitol that makes a unique drink.
Enjoy, Bob Capshew S. Indiana, Zone 6
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