What are green?

Greengages are beautiful, plums in the shape of green or light golden leather. They can also be commonly called Reine Claude because they were domesticated in France. Outside France, especially in English -speaking countries, all species of the genus Prunus can sometimes be called gages. Since the skin of this particular plum is green, the name Greengages stuck, although you will find various green cultivars, especially in the UK, where these plums are widely grown. Later they were imported for growth in America. Several of the first US presidents were growing, but greengages were also successful in the US climate, and they never kept the popularity in the US it was holding elsewhere. In fact, few cultivars of the Green People are now grown in the US, even if you pose on the varieties of Washington and Denniston, and in Canada the Green variety ontario is grown.

For fans of green bindings isIt is a pity that they are not more affordable because these fruit -sized fruit burst with a flavor. Some compare them to honey in taste, because yellow meat of fruit is exceptionally sweet with a slight funnel that seems to have many plum varieties. In the UK, other parts of Europe and Australia and New Zealand, it is not unusual to see Greenges in jam, cakes or other desserts. They are also simply consumed as it is because many claim that plum does not need any decoration. They need to be selected when they are fully ripe, because if they are selected early and are bitter in taste.

In Europe you will find green borders in the August season. In the US, you may find several imports, or to be lucky to find one of the varieties from the American grower to Azhovas at the same time. Greengages is also imported from New Zealand to the US and Europe at the end of March, and this is a good time to look for them in food stores. Like most plums, the season for these fruit with honey flavor KR isAttaches and easily omit it. Do not follow well; So you may want to plan the season of this fruit, especially if you live in an area where they are not widely grown.