Medlar, anybody?

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Medlars - fresh fruit in winter

Who’s growing medlars, and what do you have to share about growing, bletting, processing, etc.? Theres only a light crop of medlars this year, but it sure is nice to have fresh fruit at the end of December. Theyre much maligned. I think theyre really tasty if a bit fiddly to eat. Ive learned the best way to blet them is also tge easiest- just let them hang until they’re prime. They make a great fruit paste run through the foley mill. No cooking necessary, unless you want to heat them to dissolv…