Produce Briefs...
Witch Fingers Grapes
Witch Finger table grapes have elongated purple drupes. They look like small maroon chili peppers, tightly clustered together on bright green stems.
Wild Rice Shoots
The actual Wild Rice plant grows from 1.2 to 2.4 m in height and its leaves, when fully elongated, measure from 30 to 60 cm in length. The enlarged shoots are harvested, and the upper leaves cut off showing only the shoot with husk-like wrapper leaves.
Seasons/Availability
Taylor's Gold pears are available from the fall through the early winter months.
Description/Taste
Cinnamon-colored Taylor's Gold pears have a smooth uniform russet skin. Delicately perfumed, creamy, juicy and very tender, this special pear's flesh offers an extraordinary rich, sweet flavor.
Nutritional Value
Low in sodium, fat and calories, fresh pears have no cholesterol and provide a source of dietary fiber, vitamin C and folate.
Applications
Enjoy this particularly juicy pear fresh or slice and add to a variety of salads. Bake, pickle, can, freeze, make fresh baby food or jams, jellies and sauces. Cook into an all-fruit conserve; spread on toast, waffles or pancakes. Ripen fruit in a paper bag at room temperature. Refrigerate ripe fruit for only a day or two.
Ethnic/Cultural Info
Pears are one of the two dozen plants that have been cultivated for more than four thousand years. The Romans were especially fond of pears, according to Pliny, who two millennia ago, enumerated more than forty pear varieties.
Geography/History
A natural mutation of Doyenne du Comice, this russet Comice was first discovered by Michael King-Turner in his Riwaka orchard near Nelson, New Zealand, in 1986. This new russet pear is now available in limited quantities in some markets in the United States and has been named Taylor's Gold. New Zealand growers say the Taylor's Gold pear prefers cooler climates, similar to the climates in some areas of the Pacific Northwest.
Recipe Ideas
Recipes that include Taylor's Gold Pears. One
is easiest, three is harder.| Culinary Adventures with Camilla |
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Pumpkin-Pear Hand Pies |
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Lychee and Raspberry Swirl Ice Cream with Merlot Poached Pears |
Recently Spotted
People have spotted Taylor's Gold Pears using the Specialty Produce app for iPhone and Android.
Produce Spotting allows you to share your produce discoveries with your neighbors and the world! Is your market carrying green dragon apples? Is a chef doing things with shaved fennel that are out of this world? Pinpoint your location annonymously through the Specialty Produce App and let others know about unique flavors that are around them.
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Ken's Market Near Seattle, Washington, United States About 96 days ago, 12/01/13 Spotter's comments : Taylor's Gold Pears spotted at Ken's Market. Washington grown and sweet! chachos Near Austin, Texas, United States About 134 days ago, 10/24/13 Spotter's comments : Taylor's Gold Pears spotted at chachos. Sweet, juicy flesh so smooth it melts in your mouth! |
