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I have a peach tree that's been producing for about two years now. I live in Massachusetts  . Today a large limb with a lot of fruit on it broke. The peaches are about a week shy of being ripe. Is there a method for ripening these. I hate to waste them. Probably about 60 peaches. Thanks for any help.
 
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Dave this is not from personal experience but it depends on how green they are.  If they are super green then compost them.  If not, you may be able to ripen them somewhat,  they may taste a little green as they don't ripen as well off the tree.

Maybe, good candidates for a baked good with honey or Maple syrup added.

Here is a link to three ways to ripen peaches:

How to ripen peaches
 
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The method I've always heard for ripening fruit is to put them in paper bags or packed in cardboard boxes and covered with paper, to keep the ethylene gas somewhat inside and let moisture out and enough air exchange. I've seen that putting a banana in with them produces more of the ethylene gas that ripens them, in case they are not producing enough of it themselves.

If they're really too green to ripen, you could try making chutney. I've made chutney with green apricots, and it's pretty good. We make it like making jam, but as well as sugar, we add salt, powdered or flaked dried red chillis, and either garlic or asafoetida (hing). It's got that sweet-sour-spicy-funky thing, like what makes southeast Asian food exciting.
 
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