Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> Comments on: Lilikoi Butter http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/ Lava to Lilikoi - homesteading, food, travel, and philosophy from the side of a volcano in rural Hawai`i Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:49:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9020 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:31:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9020 Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can't remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don't like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them - for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :) Aloha, Lucy Yes, the caterpillars eat the foliage, and I understand it is necessary (??) for them to convert into a specific butterfly. I can’t remember the kind right now, although one of my readers mentioned it a while back. Caterpillars don’t like to crawl over the eggshells (crushed, of course) and that does discourage them – for a little bit, anyway. The banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread was Noel, so I will check with her on how she used it all, or she may read this and respond to you :)
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9019 Lynne Thu, 29 Dec 2011 18:21:24 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9019 Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do? Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?) I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I'll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend. mahalo & aloha, Lynne Eggshells? Caterpillars? Do they eat the foliage? What do the eggshells do?
Your Banana, Lilikoi, Cranberry bread sounds delicious. How much lilikoi juice do you add and did you mix it into the batter or did you just poured some lilikoi butter on top? (Sticky?)
I have a Kona Inn Banana Bread recipe that I like, maybe I’ll soak some dried cranberries in lilikoi juice to plump and add it to the batter before baking. I have some apple bananas in the freezer so I may try it this weekend.

mahalo & aloha,
Lynne

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9017 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 29 Dec 2011 16:42:14 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9017 Yes, I've been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We'll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants. Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou! Lucy Yes, I’ve been living in Ocean View for about 7 years now. I remember talking with you. Send me an email telling me where you live and we can get together. And a big YES to the caterpillars getting the lilikoi here. I also put egg shells around my plants, but they still manage to get to them. We’ll see what happens. I still have a few struggling plants.
Aloha and Hau`oli Makahiki Hou!
Lucy

]]> By: Noel http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-9016 Noel Thu, 29 Dec 2011 07:16:52 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-9016 Aloha Lucy, You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************ **********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I'm tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it's that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation. I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I've ever made. Now, I didn't use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it. A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant. Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha Aloha Lucy,
You wrote me a while back, when I was in the middle of a move. It appears you moved to my neighborhood, so maybe now we can get together. As far as the lilikoi butter************
**********Success!!! Soooooo Yummy!! I’m tempted to toss out the stuff I bought commercially- it’s that good. ;) Thank you so much, for your encouragement. My only problem is affording canning jars to preserve the ton I made. I beat the juice into the eggs, before heating, so no worry about separation.
I also made a delicious sauce/salad dressing. Used it as a glaze on chicken. Yesterday I made banana/lilikoi/cranberry bread. It was the best banana bread I’ve ever made. Now, I didn’t use a recipe, but I wrote down what I remember, and will try it again from that. If it works, I will post it.

A warning about planting lilikoi to climb a tree; it can choke and kill the tree, not fun if it falls on the house. It grows very well in Ocean View, however, the caterpillars love it. I save the egg shells to put around the plant.

Have a wonderful New Year Everyone! Aloha

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8960 Lucy Lee Jones Fri, 16 Dec 2011 04:16:58 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8960 Unfortunately, I don't live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees - huge and spreading - but no soil where I could bury anything. I've created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I'd poured soil - but no luck. I've picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits. Unfortunately, I don’t live in Volcano. I live in Ocean View with an acre of a`a lava. I have beautiful ohia trees – huge and spreading – but no soil where I could bury anything. I’ve created a few raised beds, and tried lilikoi in holes where I’d poured soil – but no luck. I’ve picked them off the ground at the homes of friends who were lucky enough to have plenty. Maybe if I ever move to another place with soil, I can get a few fruits.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8958 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 20:25:47 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8958 Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I'm sure they'd grow in the Volcano area) - after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a "rubbish" tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit. Lucy, to grow lilikoi (I’m sure they’d grow in the Volcano area) – after you extract the juice, take the entire glop of seeds and bury it on your property, somewhere near a “rubbish” tree or a chain link fence. They are agressive growers. Having them grow on a tall tree is great because to harvest, you just pick them off the lawn. If you plant them on a low trellis, you then have to dig through the mess of vines to get to the fruit.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8957 Lucy Lee Jones Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:50:23 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8957 Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don't grow here. I'm so envious of those who have so many! I've had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it. Aloha, Lucy Wow! Thanks for the recipe and all the great comments, Lynne! I have to beg or steal lilikoi from friends because mine just don’t grow here. I’m so envious of those who have so many! I’ve had Lilikoi Salad Dressing before, but no recipe for it.
Aloha,
Lucy

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8956 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:37:41 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8956 Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing? This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens. LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING 1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice 1/2 Cup mint, packed 1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced 1 cup oil 2 Tablespoon Sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper 1 large clove garlic, peeled. Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped. Note: You can get about ¼ - ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size. Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil. Anyone for Lilikoi Salad Dressing?
This is a variation of a recipe shared by my tennis friend Mary. This dressing tastes so fresh and is especially good on mixed greens.

LILIKOI SALAD DRESSING

1/4 – 1/2 Cup fresh lilikoi juice
1/2 Cup mint, packed
1 inch piece ginger peeled and sliced
1 cup oil
2 Tablespoon Sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 large clove garlic, peeled.

Place all ingredients in a blender until the mint and ginger are finely chopped.
Note: You can get about ¼ – ½ cup juice by straining about 6 – 10 lilikois, depending on the size.
Note: I used ½ cup vegetable oil and ½ cup extra light olive oil.

]]> By: Lynne http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8955 Lynne Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:30:50 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8955 Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I've also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 - 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to "set" a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile ... either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the "2nd pressing" to make juice. Ace Hardware in Kaneohe sometimes have them on sale but the smallest 4oz jars goes fast. I’ve also found them at Ben Franklin Craft store. Walmart has a larger (very pretty) 6oz jar that is excellent for gifts. I have 4 mature vines growing in my 2 jabon trees, my panex hedge and up a papaya tree. They produce more fruit than I can use so I juice as many as I have time fore and freeze them in little snack size ziploc bags which holds 1 cup. My recipe calls for 1/2 -1 cup juice, 1 1/2 – 2 cups sugar, 3-4 eggs and 1 block of butter. You will get specks of (scrambled) egg if you try to cook it at higher than medium heat. No problem, just pour the end result through a sieve. I would like to get my lilikoi to “set” a bit harder but not sure how to do that. Yes, it does separate after awhile … either give it away sooner or shake. I extract the juice by putting it through a sieve, then I add a bit more water and use the “2nd pressing” to make juice.

]]> By: Lucy Lee Jones http://lavalily.com/2009/09/lilikoi-butter/comment-page-1/#comment-8951 Lucy Lee Jones Wed, 14 Dec 2011 02:29:37 +0000 http://lavalily.com/?p=1047#comment-8951 By the way, I've gotten smaller jars at our local Ocean View Ace hardware store. Sometimes I've gotten them at Safeway. Check around! By the way, I’ve gotten smaller jars at our local Ocean View Ace hardware store. Sometimes I’ve gotten them at Safeway. Check around!

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