Lilikoi and other Local Fruits...

[wyatt]

Hey Carrie I planted the lilikoi today.Its pretty healty, hope it doesn't shock. Keep your fingers crossed.

Aloha
Wyatt

[Carolann R]

I've used Vitamin B to help with the shock of a transplant...wonder how that would work here.

I met a local Hawaiian guy who told me that the avocados take sometimes 7 years or more to mature. Ours are about 5 years - or so we can gather. He said that if you drive 3 or 4 nails into the trunk of the avocado tree it will force it to fruit! Anyone ever heard of that? He said it's just something he's always known people to do.

I made the most amazing vinagrette...Balsamic Vinegar, EVOL, Lilikoi Juice, grated fresh Ginger, couple cloves of Garlic minced, 1/2 tsp of sugar and some Basil, salt & pepper...YUMMY. Very nice sweet, pungent mixture...

I will be waiting to hear about your Lilikoi progress Wyatt...I'm gonna start some seedlings in egg cartons with the seeds I have...I dried some out and have enough for an orchard LOL! Gonna try the Guava as well.

Carrie

"To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater." Bono
http://www.hellophoenix.com/art/dreamhawaii.Cfm

[Carolann R]

Must be the Universe working Wyatt!...I saw the recipe for Lilikoi Butter in the Tribune...you want it?

1/2 c. fresh Lilikoi Juice
4 c. sugar (or Splenda for me)
4 eggs, beaten
1 stick butter

Melt butter over med. heat. In large bowl add sugar and beaten eggs. Mix well. Add Lilikoi juice slowly, stirring constantly. Add mixture to melted butter, stirring constantly. Bring to a full boil, still at medium heat so that eggs do not coddle. Cook for 10 minutes until thickened. Strain out any congealed eggs. Pour into clean, sterilized jars, or six 1/2-pint jars. Keep refrigerated.

YUMMMY.

Carrie

"To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater." Bono
http://www.hellophoenix.com/art/dreamhawaii.Cfm

[Carolann R]

NONI FRUIT - for the taking...we have a very, very large Noni. I want to give it a good pruning and not into processing the Noni just yet. There are MANY ready to harvest. If you want them, email me and you can have all you can take! )

Carrie

"To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater." Bono
http://www.hellophoenix.com/art/dreamhawaii.Cfm

[David D]

Here is a recipe for Lilikoi Cheesecake I copied the form the Kona Web a few years ago. I've never tried it, but it sounds good!

"LILIKOI CHEESECAKE
Crust: Crush up 1 package of graham crackers and 1 cup of macadamia nuts by placing them in one plastic freezer bag and whack da' buggas wid a rolling pin till they turn to crumbs. Melt 1 stick butter and mix with the crumbs. Then pour into a greased spring-form cheesecake pan. Press some crumbs flat on the bottom and then press all da' rest up the sides. No make too thick, da' crust!
"Filling: Let 3 8oz. packages of cream cheese and 3 large eggs get up to room temperature. While they warm up, pick 12 lilikoi (passion fruits) and cut 'em in half. Scoop out da' juicy seed parts and put the pulp in a strainer. Mash it thru with a wooden spoon and all the juice will come out the bottom. Save 1/2 cup of juice, throw skins and seeds away.
"You got extra juice? Make some ice tea and put it in the tea, or add a little to your OJ - delicious! By the way, you remember to pre-heat the oven to 325?
"In mixing bowl place the 3 warmed-up cream cheeses and 3/4 cup of sugar. Hawaiian sugar if you can get it. (Just kidding.) Also, 1 tsp. vanilla. Mix up till no mo' lumps.
"Ok, now add the three eggs, but slow! One at a time. No rush em' or your cake no stay fluffy! While mixing, slowly add the 1/2 cup of lilikoi juice.
"Pour this mixture into the crust. Now bake em' about 40 minutes. It'll puff up a little, but no worries, it will sink when it cools down.
"Don't forget! After about 40 minutes, just turn off the oven and prop the door open just a little so the cheesecake cools down very slowly. If you don't, it will sink too fast and no more stay fluffy."

[Carolann R]

HaaHaaHaaa...David thank you. Also sounds yummy! LOL

Carrie

"To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater." Bono
http://www.hellophoenix.com/art/dreamhawaii.Cfm

[Royall]

Cathie and I had Lilikoi cheesecake at Pesto's last night. It had a crust of crushed cookies with macnuts and a lilikoi sause on the plate around it. So good!

Royall

What goes around comes around!

[wyatt]

Thanks for the recipes. I've heard alot about
Lilikoi butter and any kind of cheesecake is my favorite desert,

Aloha
Wyatt



Edited by - wyatt on 10/09/2006 07:09:23

[Carolann R]

That's the third time I've heard about Cafe Pesto. Sounds like some more investigating is due here... ))G'day Wyatt and Royall...thought I was the only earlybird!



Carrie

"To be one, to be united is a great thing. But to respect the right to be different is maybe even greater." Bono
http://www.hellophoenix.com/art/dreamhawaii.Cfm


Edited by - Carolann R on 10/08/2006 05:46:57

[Royall]

The old internal clock goes off at 4:45 everyday

Royall

What goes around comes around!