Category Archives: harvesting

Oven baked Mirabelle plum jam

Among the most delicate plum variety is the yellow gold colour with sweet rich flavoured and scented Mirabelle plums. Bereketia (Μπερεκέτια) is the Greek name of it. They are harvested mid August when they are fully matured. In sping the … Continue reading

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An Autumn classic ~ Mustopita ~ Μουστόπιτα

Autumn means the smell of grape must, mustopita, which is an annual ritual dessert for our family! (I revamped this recipe, that was originally posted on 14/10/2011.) Grape is native to the Aegean region and its juice sometimes called as nectar … Continue reading

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Home Grape harvesting~September 2014

Wine is so vital in Greece that many families have a small wineyard which harvest each year. So, most countrysides including the islands, produce their own wine. The grape harvest season is in the late summer and early fall, like … Continue reading

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Harvesting cherries

Cherries are one of the world’s oldest cultivated fruits which dates back to B.C. They have pleased our palates for centuries.The cherry tree is native to Asia and Anatolia. The English word cherry comes from Assyrian karsu and Greek κέρασος … Continue reading

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Olive harvest: Extra virgin olive oil

The traditional olive harvest is around the end of October and November both for Turkey and Greece (the Aegean coast) to get new green olive oil. This year I had olive picking holiday to the olive groves of Volos! Here is the story: A … Continue reading

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