I know pindo palms are plentiful across the deep south so Im hoping that someone else on this board might have some pindo jelly that I would be willing to buy for a substantial price (for jelly anyway).

: )

Laura

Keep this thread alive!!! LOL... I like too make the jelly, but i cut off the seed pods on all of my trees to keep it neat this year. I can still find the fruit.. so hold on and maybe i can find some time in sept..

LJ

Andyandy, same here, Ive finally broken down and am just asking others online.

Laura, just so were clear on "substantial price, for jelly anyway". I intend on paying $20 for at least a 10 ounce jar PLUS whatever S & H to get it here.

I know 20 bucks for pindo jelly seems really rediculous but this is a supply and demand issue at this time...and I really want to try this jelly out. :)

When i make my jelly, the cost is just the smiles that i receive back when you say you like it!!!

I just need to find the fruit and then get busy...

My daughter will be having her little one the first week of Sept, so when that all settles down and i officially become a "grannie" LOL.. Yikes!!! I willl make you all some!!! No need to pay anything sgtksw05..

Just do me a favor and keep Wetsuiter from taking my clippers...LMAO!!!! I can put up a pretty good fight!! LOL...Bring it on V!!!

You are a sweetheart V!!!

TOU both!!! (R)

Take care,

Laura

Of course i will ask when i see some fruit.

Today, i did see some that will be "prime" for the picking in a few weeks!!

I will ask first.. This was a restaurant, so im sure they wont care.. They will just look at me like i have three heads.. LOL!!

Take care,

Laura

I just spent a half hour looking for Pindo Palm Jelly this morning before I stumbled upon this forum. I'd love to try it! I'm working on a book (http://www.facebook.com/PracticalPermacultureDesign) that will incorporate a lot of unusual edibles and I want to try as many as I can before I put them in the book. Pindo Palm is on my list!

Did this batch of jelly ever get made? If so I'd love to try a sample!

Cheers!

Dave

We will have a go at it next spring when the fruit is more available.

Butia capitata jelly
First step - Fruit pulp
Select 5 kg of ripe fruits of Butia capitata
Washing in clean water
Disinfection in a solution of 10 liters of water and 15 ml of hypochlorite for 5 minutes
Remove the disinfectant and place the fruit in a saucepan to cook with 2 liters of water for 30 minutes after boiling
Passing the cooked fruit pulp through a sieve of 3 mm twice to remove seeds, husks and fibers
It can be stored frozen
Second step - Make jelly
1 Kg Fruit pulp
1 Kg white sugar
16 gr of pectin
1 gr citric acid
1 gr malic acid
Place the fruit pulp and 500 gr of sugar in a saucepan, cook over high heat stirring constantly until reaching the 45 � Brix
Add 350 gr sugar without remove from heat and stir constantly
Add 150 gr of premix sugar with Pectin, as rain and stirring
Add the citric acid and malic acid, stirring
Continue stirring and cooking until reaching 68 � Brix
Place hot in glass jars disinfected.
Place the disinfected lids and leave invested for 5 minutes
Butialiquor
Place in a saucepan
1 kg of ripe fruit of Butia,
1 liter of water
1 kg of white sugar
3 clove
Boil one hour and after cooled, pressing and filtering.
Add 250 cm3 of Ron (or more, is your choice)
Put in bottles and let stand 45 days before to drink
Butia sauce for red meat
Place 3 kg of ripe Butia fruits soaked in clean water
Let them soak for three days
The third day, remove the water and put 2 liters of clean water
add 1.250 gr of white sugar, 1 clove, 20 gr of black pepper powder, 1 teaspoon sea salt, 1 teaspoon of paprika and 2 teaspoons of chili powder
Cook two hours on low heat.
Pressing and filtering
Serve with red meat hunting or pork
Best regards

Is there a farm there in Tampa that harvest those? If so whats the name?

Or is that some of your handy work?

That is some of me and my partner Marks handy work. Those are actually Mule Palm seed taken from the Butia after we pollinated them. We give away a lot of the Butia seeds/fruits that we do not pollinate. They are sweeter then the average Butia the farm is not to far from Tampa in Parrish Florida. Since you are drooling I will post a couple more photos.

I have made Jelly before and it is delicious.. Sorry to say, i didnt have the time this fall.

But i will make some if you all are still interested this coming summer...

No cost to you all.. : )

I like your recipe.. Mine came from B. in Lynchburg. Tks!!

Love theose pics.. i can smell them already..

I need a drool towel too! LOL..

Laura

I have been told that the cook time is longer then what is said in the recipe that I had posted. What is your experience in that? Did you have to cook the fruit down longer?

Your recipe is much more involved than mine. LOL...

I dont disinfect my fruit..(Hypoclorite) I just rinse and cook.

You are right about the 30 minutes.. i had to go and reread your recipe. Thinking back, i think i cooked mine down around 1 hr. Because i had a large stock pot full and i wanted it to break down well. I also use a sieve to strain my liquid and then start to prepare the mix.

I can find the recipe and send it to you if you would like.

It seems like mine is a little more simple.. I admire you and your pictures of all of your fruit and the way you prepare yours.. DO you sell it commercially?

It all looks great tho.. Great job..

Let me know.. You can always send me an email too. Ill check back to see what you want to do.

I love this Jelly.. Especiallly on Bagels!! YUM!!

Take care,

Laura

Yes please post your recipe as well. I am sure others would like to view it too. I do not sell any jelly or any of the fruit commercially. We do the hybrid palms commercially. We give away the fruit and seed that we do not hybridize to others most of them just plant them to grow out the butia palm.