Juicing Hawaii Mountain Apples

Just-picked mountain apples

Our neighbor has a mountain apple tree.  Shown above is one small batch of them.  A co-worker also has a tree, so we've been eating them at work all week.  I'll later blog about another use for mountain apples.  We are sort of drowning in them right now. 

Texture-wise, they remind me of a cross between an apple and a ripe pear.  They aren't overly sweet -- which I think is good. There is a pit in the middle, which is easily removed.

Neighbor Phil, who also has a neighbor with a mountain apple tree, and who is also buried in mountain apples, had a good suggestion:  Juicing them.  We own a juicer (Braun brand) which is a workhorse.  I think we've had it for about thirteen years.  My only issue with it is that it has a lot of parts, and I'm really terrible about re-assembling it.  Mr. L has to be called in for that chore.  Nothing against Braun; I also suck at puzzles.

So, we sliced up the mountain apples, removed the pits, and put a batch through the juicer.  Phil described the juice as tasting like strawberry lemonade.  I think Phil has an overactive imagination.  (I guess I shouldn't throw stones -- I'm the one who thinks that Poor Man's Filet Mignon tastes like filet mignon).  It was pretty good.  The color was nice, too.      

The Braun juicer in action. It's a beast.

Mountain apple juice.