At what point is it best to bottle pears. Slightly under ripe, still firm, just ripe so just starting to soften or fully ripe and getting soft. Thanks.

coolnzmum - 2019-03-29 16:46:00

still firm as wont they go mussy when adding hot liquid

bobcat_6 - 2019-03-29 17:12:00

I don't know if this helps but just recently I bottled black boy peaches and they were a little under ripe and they were perfect when cooked. The BB peaches cooked very quickly and the texture is excellent. I would try the pears slightly under ripe and see how that goes.

malcovy - 2019-03-29 20:39:00

malcovy wrote:

I don't know if this helps but just recently I bottled black boy peaches and they were a little under ripe and they were perfect when cooked. The BB peaches cooked very quickly and the texture is excellent. I would try the pears slightly under ripe and see how that goes.

Exactly. I have already bottled my pears. I prefer to do them when still firm but have reached the 'edible' stage.

Edited by buzzy110 at 3:33 pm, Sat 30 Mar

buzzy110 - 2019-03-30 15:33:00

I did three lots today with my daughter. 4 large agree jars and 21 small jars. Still a lot more pears on the trees. ☺ Granddaughter was up the trees picking them.

coolnzmum - 2019-03-30 16:42:00