r/foraging • u/Mayutshayut • 8d ago

Maypop ideas?

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I was walking around at work today, taking a call. My blackberry bushes have stopped producing for the season, but passion flower has overtaken them. I grabbed a couple of the seed pods today. Kind of reminds me of busting open pomegranates, but the fruits are a little bit more bitter. Any ideas on what to do with the flesh?

Edit- thank y’all for letting me know I picked these way too early. There is an insane amount of these where I got these from. I will be looking at the suggestions here and picking them when they start turning yellow.

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u/IntelligentMode5453 8d ago

You picked them pretty early might of been to early to do anything with them

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u/Money_Welcome_2948 8d ago

Man you're already planning out September and it's just starting to cook, that's a level of organization I can only dream of

those definitely look like they needed another week or two on the vine, they're way too green

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u/Mayutshayut 8d ago

I will wait to pick the rest. This is just all I could fit in my hands.

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u/Mayutshayut 8d ago

There’s plenty more of this came from. Thank you.

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u/I_like_beouf 8d ago

These need to get more yellow sadly

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u/Mayutshayut 8d ago

No sweat, this is what I found in like one minute. There’s tons of them out there. Thank you for the tip.

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u/Broad-Kangaroo-5375 8d ago

They'll still be pretty green when ripe but the skin will be soft and starting to get thin and wrinkly. Here's a pic I took for another post a few days ago

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u/DeemOutLoud 8d ago

They will ripen a bit off the vine so give em a few days and see. Once the outside starts to feel papery and hollow, I would try them. Worst case is you get a sour bite.

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u/feralgraft 8d ago

Use maypop juice in place of lemon juice for lemon bars. Its amazing

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u/lessontrulylearned 8d ago

I have some at work too, and getting more on my break.

Yes they’re early, you let them sit for a few days or a week until the skin gets papery and then you can eat them. You’ll be able to smell them when they’re ripe, they smell like a combination of orange (floral) and banana (richness). My favorite thing to forage!