Monday 18 January 2010

Greengages



The greengages in my back garden are starting to ripen finally.  Loooves me some greengages straight from the tree.

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  1. We've been eating ours for a week now. We've been stewing them up too...delicious!!

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  2. Oh you lucky duck, we had lots at home when I was little, now unless you know someone you have Buckley's!!
    (PS this is not a greengage plea, just a statement of sad fact!!)

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  3. you temptress you... i love greengages too...we have been eating apricots ...we have a dual grafted tree ...one side has rippened ...now we await the other...it is just a small tree and i have to fight the birds off but we have had a nice feed and stewed some too for brakfast.. nothing like the fresh fruit straight form the tree i say

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  4. i love greengages! we planted four a few years ago and had our first fruits last year but here in the uk we're in the middle of winter so a while to wait yet
    gill

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  5. I've never seen them before. Are they related to peaches?

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  6. Our greengages are just starting to ripen. We picked the first ones yesterday - yummo!

    Carol, they are small green plums with firm flesh and very sweet flavour.

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  7. Oh oh oh and so do I! I used to LOVE my grandmas place because of her greengage tree. I still wonder if it is still there, They were the yummiest...

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