Yeah, I really can’t wait to have fresh apricots, peaches, and pears! Like you, I prefer apples cooked. And I prefer those other fruits fresh, perfectly ripe and fresh. I think they lose something when cooked.
Really wanted to grow cashews. But apparently they’re a tropical tree and wouldn’t grow here in East Tennessee. They are some fairly soft and don’t store well. oh well, if they would’ve grown I would’ve put up with that :-)
Can’t remember exactly now – apparently I’m not eating enough beads – but I think a constant store well. I think that’s why I didn’t grow any. But I thought growing nuts would be a good thing for a prepping situation, they would provide protein And can store without refrigeration or freezing for a while at least.. And I love love love hazelnuts! In Italy, where half of my family is, hazelnuts are as common as peanuts are here.
LOL - peanuts, least favorite of all the nuts. Dislike even more than Brazil nuts. Favorites, of course, are pecans and almonds, coconuts. Hazel nuts are good. Have you tried the stateside brand similar to Nutella? Don’t remember the mfg. perhaps it was Hershey Chocolate Hazelnut Spread. Used this one morning for stuffed Fried French toast. WOW!
Favorite candy would be Almond Joy - if only it was covered in the dark chocolate like the Mounds bars. The dark chocolate would make it twice as good :-) Prefer Dark chocolate over milk chocolate any day of the week.
Save corn cobs to make corn cob jelly. The cobs can be frozen until you have enough.