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The stone fruits are more tender than apples and pears but plums, in particular, grow throughout Nova Scotia in warmer locations. Plums are ready for picking when they have good colour and yield slightly to pressure
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They ripen at room temperature and can be kept covered in the refridgerator for up to five days. Plums are a good source of vitamin C, potassium and dietary fibre.
Peach trees are among the least hardy of the tree
fruits but they do grow is some locations on Mainland
Nova Scotia. You can tell if the fruit is ready to
pick if it has that familiar sweet smell and yields
slightly to pressure. To ripen peaches store them
in a brown paper bag at room temperature. Ripe peaches
can be stored in your refrigerator for up to five
or six days. They are high in vitamins A and C.
Both tart and sweet cherries grow in selected parts
of Nova Scotia. Cherries do not ripen after harvest
and are very perishable so should be refrigerated
once you get them home. They contain antioxidant flavonoids
and vitamin C and will keep fresh for several days.
Link to the main
On the Land & Sea Resource Directory or click below to
find the closest U-pick operation to you. Recipes
follow the links below.
Stone
Fruit U-Picks in Nova Scotia
Bouquet
of Fruits - Information
Stone
Fruit Recipes
About
Tender Fruits
Nutritional
Information About Produce
Freezing
Basics
Nova Scotia Fruit
Growers Association
U-Pick
Food Safety
Plum Cobbler
Preheat the oven to 400°F. Grease a 10-by-10
casserole dish or pan.
Mix together in a saucepan
1/2 cup white sugar
1 Tbsp brown sugar
2 T cornstarch
1 cup water
4-6 cups plums, pitted and cut in quarters.
Cook over moderate heat until thickened, about 5 minutes.
Remove from heat.
Add:
1 tsp grated orange zest
1/8 tsp almond extract
Pour into the pan/casserole.
For topping, sift together in a large bowl:
1 cup flour
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
Stir in: 1/3 cups oats
Cut in 5 tbsp. butter
Add 1/2 cup milk.
Spoon this soft dough over the cooked plum mixture. Sprinkle sugar on top. Bake at 350°F for approximately 25 minutes until top is slightly browned and plums are bubbling. Delicious warm or cold, with or without ice cream.
For more information, contact:
Nova Scotia Fruit Growers Association
Tel: (902) 678-1093 or (902) 678-1567
Kentville Agricultural Centre, Blair House
Kentville, Nova Scotia B4N 1J5
Web Site: Web Site:
www.nsapples.com
E-mail: derith@nsapples.com
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