Pindo Palm, Wine Palm, Jelly Palm (Butia capitata)

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Nov 04, 2004

Pindo Palm, Wine Palm, Jelly Palm
Butia capitata

3 quarts of fruit yield 4 cups of finished jelly

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CaptMicha Brookeville, MD(Zone 7a) Nov 05, 2004

What does it taste like?

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Nov 18, 2004

Tastes great, very mild apriocoty/tropical flavor. There is some additional info on this thread:
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/457042/

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1cros3nails4gvn Bluffton, SC(Zone 9a) Jan 01, 2007

i tried one fresh from the tree this summer and i was surprised to find that they tasted much worse than i expected. it could have just been that one but now im afraid to try any more... maybe next year.

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bigkma Loxley, AL Jul 14, 2008

Do you have a Pindo Jelly Recipe?

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Happenstance Northern California, CA Jul 14, 2008

Here's the recipe I used, which I also sent you in a reply to your D-mail:

Butia Palm Fruit Jelly

Preparation of Juice:
3 quarts fully ripe fruit
6 cups water
Sort fruit, wash and remove sepals if still attached. Barely cover with water (about 6 cups), bring to a boil, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes. You can try to crush the fruit with a potato masher after it starts to cook; however, the seeds are so large that the masher only partially crushes.
Drain juice through colander, then strain two or three times through several thicknesses of damp cheescloth or some other thin clean cloth. Let set in refrigerator overnight because it will still contain lots of solids. Pour off juice leaving residue in bottom of container, and strain again. The juice may never be perfectly clear. The natural color is a yellowish amber. The jelly is much prettier if tinted with red food coloring.

Making the Jelly:
5½ cups strained juice
1 box powdered pectin
Few drops red food color
7½ cups sugar
Measure juice into a 6- or 8-quart saucepan. Mix pectin with juice until dissolved, add food coloring, and bring quickly to a hard boil, stirring occasionally. Add sugar all at once. Stir until sugar dissolves. Bring to full rolling boil (a boil that cannot be stirred down); boil hard for 1 minute and 15 seconds, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; skim off foam with metal spoon. Pour into sterilized jelly jars, leaving 1/8-inch headspace. Wipe sealing edge clean and seal with new lids. Invert jars until all are sealed; stand upright to cool. Yield: about 8 half-pints.

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