At present I have a papaya tree planted outside my front fence. Due to lack of ground space, I planted this papaya tree in a small space just next to the outside drain. It has grown tall and it is now as tall as the porch awning. At one point, I thought of chopping down the tree but it began to bear more new fruits before I could finish harvesting the remaining ones.
I prefer to wait till the fruits are ripe on the tree because they will taste sweeter. But the birds started to feast on the papaya before they are due for plucking. So I was forced to harvest the papayas earlier before they are ripe enough to eat.
One morning the thought of making papaya pickles came to mind.
So I plucked 2 half ripe papayas from the tree.
I used a little bit of salt to mix with the papaya slices. After about 5 minutes, I washed off the salt and drain off the water from the papaya slices.
Then I add sugar and apple cider vinegar to the papaya slices, mixed it thoroughly and kept it overnight in the refrigerator.
Next day, I separated them into small plastic tubs and distributed them to my neighbours and nearby friends. I kept back 2 small tubs for hubby and myself.
Sometimes, when I feel like drinking papaya soup, I will pluck 1 small sized papaya which is just beginning to show sign of a tinge of yellow on the green skin. To boil the soup, I cut the papaya in big pieces, and then I add red dates, goji berries, some dried cuttlefish, and rib bones. Sometimes, I will add carrot if it is available. It is a very delicious soup.
For that evening's dinner, I also harvested some white brinjals from my garden. I steamed the brinjals, peeled off the skin and topped with garlic oil, oyster sauce and soy sauce.
This was our homecooked dinner and the ingredients used were mostly home grown.
We shared a small portion of white rice.
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The following fences are for joining Good Fences.
We passed by this place when we were in Teluk Intan.
Can you see the white metal fence with design.
I took these snapshots from inside a moving car.
Linking to Good Fences.
I see God moving across the deserts from Mount Sinai.
His brilliant splendor fills the earth and sky;
his glory fills the heavens, and the earth is full of his praise!
What a wonderful God he is!
(Habakkuk 3:3, The Living Bible-TLB)
