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| About the Author LDL Glynde SA 4th March 2019 5:09pm #UserID: 19896 Posts: 2 View All LDL's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Markmelb MOUNT WAVERLEY,3149,VIC 5th March 2019 4:15pm #UserID: 7785 Posts: 1192 View All Markmelb's Edible Fruit Trees |
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brad16 says... Maybe black, or red, currant? (Ribes nigrum / rubrum) Maybe confusing a dried currant as a type of sultana (dried grape). If that's what you're after, Daleys have them in production. https://www.daleysfruit.com.au/search.php?PHPSESSID=hn61jrbftjgt8cfruc28p8dhb1&q=currant Or you could look around for other sources. | About the Author brad16 GOROKAN,2263,NSW 6th March 2019 12:58pm #UserID: 14079 Posts: 175 View All brad16's Edible Fruit Trees |
brad16 says... I think some people do call dried sultanas, currants. In which case Markmelb has given the answer. Just out of curiosity, I dried a bunch of sultana grapes from the last crop (semi-intentionally). I know nothing about drying fruits, but am interested in it as means of preserving a harvest. That bunch I pretty much just watched and thought 'oooh-ahhh'. | About the Author brad16 GOROKAN,2263,NSW 6th March 2019 1:13pm #UserID: 14079 Posts: 175 View All brad16's Edible Fruit Trees |
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denise1 says... If you have a hot dry ripening season for grapes , when the fruit are fully ripe then snip the stems before the bunches so no more sap can get to the bunches. Leave the stem and bunches right where they are on the vine. They will Dry-on-the-Vine.If your climate has rain at this time you could put a plastic film sheet over the top but having no rain is most suitable. It is most effective on small fruited varieties which will give you CURRANTS. The exact thing works for figs. If you have a nice small variety with firm dark red sweet meat, Grow it in a barrel on a sunny covered porch and just withhold water when they are ripe enough to start drying. If you run out of hot drying weather then pick them and continue in a dehydrater or a solar drying frame whatever suits or just freeze to use later, or make some fancy fruit recipe.. You can grow lots of dried figs this way in a large greenhouse, as long as it is vented enough to avoid humidity but keeping hot.. | About the Author denise1 auckland NZ 7th March 2019 11:10am #UserID: 6832 Posts: 688 View All denise1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author Potty Bob 1 POTTSVILLE,2489,NSW 7th March 2019 3:18pm #UserID: 19705 Posts: 59 View All Potty Bob 1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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Julie says... I have all three in my kitchen: raisins, sultanas and currants, and there is no mistaking the difference. https://www.thekitchn.com/whats-the-difference-between-raisins-sultanas-and-currants-223285 | About the Author Julie Roleystone WA 7th March 2019 3:31pm #UserID: 154 Posts: 1842 View All Julie's Edible Fruit Trees |
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jakfruit etiquette says... Currants are the small black grapes, very sweet and nice flavoured, almost like a lolly. They dry easily without treatment, ie dont need a dip or drying oil spray, to form the small black dry currants. There are 2 types of black currant vines, Carina and Zante. The original type,Zante is less popular with growers, as it can be wiped out by rain at harvest time. Carina is more commonly planted now as it is better suited to the Sunraysia/Riverland climate. Not sure about which for Adelaide, LDL, here is some info about drying grapes. http://artserve.anu.edu.au/raid1/student_projects/wine/gda.html | About the Author jakfruit etiquette vic 7th March 2019 10:48pm #UserID: 5133 Posts: 915 View All jakfruit etiquette's Edible Fruit Trees |
| About the Author Potty Bob 1 POTTSVILLE,2489,NSW 8th March 2019 10:20am #UserID: 19705 Posts: 59 View All Potty Bob 1's Edible Fruit Trees |
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| About the Author LDL Glynde SA 11th March 2019 12:21pm #UserID: 19896 Posts: 2 View All LDL's Edible Fruit Trees |
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