Re: Jam from Monstera fruit?
Graham Payne wrote:
> The other day I was told by a Spanish lady that you can make jam from the
> ripe fruit of monstera deliciosa. As I have about five on my plant that will
> soon be ripe I would like to try, but I had never considered cooking the
> fruit. She told me that cooking them removes the sharp crystals that are
> between the segments, which makes sense. I have eaten the segments of the
> fresh fruit before and it has a sort of banana-like taste and I am not at
> all convinced that you can turn it into jam. Has anyone tried cooking the
> fruit?
> ---- Graham Payne ---- dpsgkp@mail.telepac.pt ---
Well it does sound like a bit of a challenge especially as each fruit ripens
unevenly. I have never had more than one ripen at the same time. Perhaps it
might be treated similarly to a babaco or an opuntia. What about putting a
light sugar syrup over it and freezing it? Try CRFG and this site:
http://www.santol.01webhosting.com/index.html
Good luck.
Liz W
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