Slow Food: Brandied Kumquats - 6 Months from Winter Solstice to Summer Solstice

Kumquat Brandied Fruit

Our "slow food" task today uses the timing of the Winter Solstice to create Brandied Kumquats.

They're easy to make, look great and make nice little gifts. Here's how: Sterilise jars with hot water, fill with pierced kumquats, add spices, I used cinnamon, vanilla, cardamons and star anise, add some sugar, depending on the size of your jar, these small jars have a tablespoon or so and fill the jar to the top with brandy. 

Now for the hard bit, they will not be ready until the Summer Solstice. So keep in a cool dark spot and shake regularly to dissolve the sugar. 

They will make great little Christmas gifts and can be used in deserts. 

Soursop Fruit Drink and Frozen Soursop Pulp

We often get asked where can I get soursop the fruit from? @daleysfruit we only sell the plants which isn't helpful to those who want the fruit asap so we often say best to try Tropical Fruit World where their amazing shop sells them at the right time of year. Today while visiting a Greek/South American, Italian grocer I found a soursop fruit nectar fruit drink $2.25 and 500g of frozen soursop flesh for $8.90 in their freezer and fridge sections. Fruit Drink was very thick with #passionfruit #mango and slight milky flavours. So worth asking your local specialty supermarkets if you can't visit tropical fruit world for the real thing. Frozen Fruit: Cheeky Foods 500g Fruit Drink Dona Paula Nectar Soursop

The Frozen fruit from a Soursop Fruit Tree and Soursop Fruit Drink Nector

Jackfruit Curry for Dinner Tonight? Fruit and 3 veg anyone?

Jackfruit turned into a Curry

This is our staff member Andre's Jackfruit Curry. It was cooked up only last night using a green Jackfruit. Fancy that hey, Fruit being cooked up as the main dish :) Appetising Smell, firm pleasant texture and a full flavour.

Jackfruit Fruit Trees are for sale