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sally_in_wales
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Joined: 06 Mar 2005
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Location: sunny wales

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 13 6:51 pm Post subject: Crab apples
Planning on picking crab apples next week, and I always end up making jelly with them. Which is fine, but there must be other good things to do with them. I've added one or two to robust stews of beef or pork with good results before, but what else should I be trying?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46207
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 13 8:14 pm Post subject:
with rowan is nice but for a non jam/jelly use they are rather good if a bit odd as a concept used in a sauce with fish think pork n apple sauce but crabapple and grilled fish

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
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Location: Devon

Posted: Thu Oct 17, 13 8:24 pm Post subject:
They seem to go a bit rubbery in things like chutneys. Too tart for cider. They're good for throwing for the dog.

DorsetScott

Joined: 23 Oct 2011
Posts: 500
Location: Bournemouth

Posted: Fri Oct 18, 13 9:17 am Post subject:
Verjuice, Crab Apple Wine, Crab Apple Cheese

Somewhere-by-the-river

Joined: 16 Sep 2013
Posts: 56
Location: West Wales

Posted: Sat Oct 19, 13 2:07 pm Post subject:
Has anyone ever tried pickling them? There are a few recipes on the net (example below), but having only just found a couple of trees on our new patch they might all go for jelly (one batch down, another to go this week)... https://www.food.com/recipe/pickled-crabapples-320780

tai haku

Joined: 17 Apr 2011
Posts: 472

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 13 4:16 pm Post subject:
had a rather cracking "crab apple sauce" the other week at a restaurant. Guessing it was made just the same as apple sauce but with smaller fiddlier apples - quite a distinctive sharp taste though. It was served as a dip for a platter of crackling which may have rather coloured my judgement on it because well......mmmmm.....crackling

joanne

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 7100
Location: Morecambe, Lancashire

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 13 6:21 pm Post subject:
I've been advised Crab Apple Whisky or Spiced Crabapple Rum is very nice

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
Posts: 8916
Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 13 7:40 pm Post subject:
We're near the end of some Crabapple Vodka made in 2009. I bottled it after about 18 months- 2 years. I used quite small apples, so just left most of them whole in the vodka. Should have started more batches....it is beautiful

VM

Joined: 23 Nov 2007
Posts: 1748
Location: Lincolnshire

Posted: Sun Nov 03, 13 11:47 pm Post subject:
Sounds interesting! I've made quince vodka which is very nice, similar perhaps?

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