Crab apple
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Kew-trained garden writer, blogger and photographer Graham Rice shares his recommendations for picking the perfect crab apple tree from blossom to foliage; fruit and flavour.
sarah angell saved to Plant Ideas
Several years ago, a good friend gave me a bottle of her father's crab apple liqueur for Christmas. I loved it! When we moved into the new house, there were two trees that, in the spring flowered and smelled amazing... one was a May Day tree and the other, you guessed -- a crab apple tree. I spent all fall researching exactly what to do with the little crab apples. I had to do something! They were so beautiful! One lovely fall day, I cajoled K into pulling out the ladder and helping me…
It's a question as old as time: can you eat crabapples? Learn the answer, along with exactly what crabapples are and how to use them.
A Schrake saved to crab apples
Serve with ice cream and this apple tart will be a crowd pleaser.
12 ingredients
Ingredients
- 6 crab apples
- 6 small pats of butter
- 6 slices white bread
- 1 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- 3 ounces sour cream
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1 egg
- 2 1/2 tablespoon sugar
- Cinnamon
- Vanilla ice cream
- Cinnamon
- Mint
Tastemade saved to Fruit-Based Desserts
The arrival of our beautiful baby daughter prompted my wife and I to plant a tree to commemorate her entry into the world. Such an auspicious occasion demanded a particularly special tree. The decision was immediate - it had to be a crab apple...
Deanna Stuart saved to Fruits and berries
I had a major craving for apple cider last week. I was getting up my nerve to part with so many apples (just to make a 1/2 gallon drink) when I remembered the stash of crab apples that I had tucked away in the fridge from our recent urban foraging expedition. I was planning on …
Tarnation saved to Would you care for a beverage?
This is a spicy pickle and a great recipe to use when you have a glut of crab apples…like we had this year. There is relatively no prep work other than pricking and washing the apples and th…
Tricia Youngers saved to Canning <3
Like banana bread, crabapple bread is exactly what it says it is. Bread with crabapples in it. Short and sweet and simple. I wo...
Marianne Smereka saved to Recipes
For the past few years, early in the fall, I make crabapple liquer. Basically it is crab apples, sugar and vodka. I loosely follow th...
Teresa Strebel saved to Drinks
Not just for jelly! Deliciously tart Crab apples turn a very average bottle of brandy into a luxury tipple. Ingredients: 1 x 70cl bottle of brandy 500g crab apples Juice of half a lemon 50g sugar Method: Wash the crab apples, remove the stalks and cut them into halves. Put them into a large bottle or jar … Continued
Rockett Elgatito saved to Drinks