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Re: [nafex] White Currants



You are right - they will lose all tinge of green and get translucent white.
 WC 1301 doesn't ripen as evenly, and the small ones on the bottom will
still be green when upper berries are ripe.  Here, the birds don't bother
them and I can leave them until they start to shrivel and they are fine. 
Rather tart for raw use, but juice, jelly, pies, etc. all work fine.  The
French have a white currant glaze for lamb that I've wanted to try, but
don't have a recipe.
-Lon Rombough
Grapes, writing, consulting, more, plus word on my grape book at
http://www.hevanet.com/lonrom 

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>From: "Doreen Howard" <doreenh@ticon.net>
>To: <nafex@yahoogroups.com>
>Subject: [nafex] White Currants
>Date: Mon, Jun 18, 2001, 5:52 PM
>

>I have two white currants that have fruit on them--Blanka and White Currant
>1301.  I've never grown currants, let alone white currants, before.  My
>question is how do you tell when the fruit it ripe and ready to pick?  As of
>today, the bunches or clusters seem to be full sized, and they are a
>translucent green.  Will they turn pearly white (translucent) or a solid
>white?  Also, what is a good way to eat them?  Raw, jams, pies, ????  Any
>recipes would be appreciated.
>Doreen Howard
>Zone 4b-Wisconsin
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