Watermelon, commonly known as pakwan in Tagalog, is probably native to Africa. It is mainly eaten as dessert fruit. The rind is made into preserves and pickles;

(Tilseed, Cameline, German sesame, benniseed, dodder, linga) Sesame (linga) oil is used, not only for cooking food, but also for the manufacture of other things, such as margarine, soap, cosmetics, perfume, insecticides, pain and medicine.

Almost every part of the radish plant is useful. The leaves and roots may be eaten raw or cooked as vegetable, or cooked with meat or fish.

Calamansi juices can be used in beverages, sauce, herbal medicine and more. The extracted juice, with the right process can be preserved and bottled both for commercial or personal use. Here are simple steps in preserving the calamansi juice.

Use freshly harvested mature calamansi. Wash and drain. Cut across the upper portion to avoid cutting the seeds. Squeeze out the juice by hand or use a fruit juice squeezer. Strain

Calamansi or calamondin (Citrfortunella microcarpa) is a fruit tree native to the Philippines. It is the most commonly grown backyard tree among the citrus species. It can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions.

Select firm, ripe Cavendish bananas.
Peel.

Materials
One part peeled ripe bananas (25 pieces,medium-sized)
Two parts water

Peel ripe bananas and slice thinly
Measure. To every one part sliced bananas, add one-and-one-a-half parts water.

Boil ripe Saba, then peel and slice to 3-cm thick.

Sweetened or salted banana chips are prepared from hard, green Saba or Cavendish.

Tilapia is a member of the family Cichlidae. Three genera are well-known namely Oreochromis, Tilapia and Sarotherodon, of which nile tilapia belongs to genus Oreochromis.

Citrus thrives well in tropical and subtropical climates. Some of the best quality oranges are grown in the non-humid, irrigated, subtropical areas such as the Mountain Province.

Ang hipon ay kinikilalang pinaka-popular na shellfish sa Pilipinas dahil sa kakaibang lasa nito. Isa rin ito sa nangungunang ikinakalakal ng ating bansa sa dahilang ang hipon ay makikita sa iba’t ibang bahagi ng ating bansa at madali pang paramihin.

Over the years, there has been a big steady demand for milkfish or bangus in the country.

A new type of hollow blocks can be fabricated out of wood wastes, agricultural wastes and soil mixed with minimum amount of cement.

White creamy laundry bar soap with the essence of citronella or other suitable essential oils.

Materials:

Paraffin wax (China brand)
Polyethylene wax (Japan brand)

Materials:

Paraffin wax (China brand)
Technical dye

Procedures:

Choose matured ripe and fresh tomatoes.

Materials:

1/2 teaspoon Pepper (powdered)
1/2 quart Vinegar

Materials:

1 kilo ripe saba bananas
1/4 liter Vinegar

Materials:

1 kilo (5 cups) mashed ripe bananas (saba or cavendish)
300 gm. (2 1/4 cups) sugar

Materials:
1 pineapple (moderate size)
4 cups sugar

In summer, tomatoes abound.  Thus, it is good to preserve them for future use especially when they are not in season. One of the ways of preserving them is by making candy.

There are places in this country where fruits about, but there is no way of transporting them to market, thus they become rotten and are wasted away, or are given to hogs.

PRESERVED GREEN MANGO
Procedure:

Slice green mangoes, wash well.

“Pico” mango has been found to be the best source for mango candy.

In preparing mango jam, do not use metal utensils like knife, casserole or other similar metal containers of the jam produced.

Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO) is a naturally processed, chemically free product from fresh coconut meat. It is clear oil, water white at room temperature with the mild distinct aroma and flavor of coconut. It has a high percentage coconut oil content with low free fatty acid and peroxide value. Because it is moisture free, it [...]

Banana is one of the most common and widely grown fruit crops in the Philippines. It is also one of the country’s major dollar earners, and has consistently ranked next to coconut oil and prawns in terms of value earnings during the last five years.

Chayote is a climbing plant that can rise as high as 12 meters. Its leaves are heart-shaped, 10-25 cm wide and with tendrils on the stem. The flowers are cream-colored or somewhat green that come out beneath a leaf or branch. If the plant is male, the flowers are in cluster; if female, the flowers [...]

There are two kinds of cucumber: one is for preserving and the other is for serving raw as salad. The one for serving is short and plump with white or black spikes, dark green in color that turns whitish at the ends.

The carrot is one of the principal vegetables in the market for its rich content of carotene, Vitamins C and B besides calcium iron and phosphorus. This may be eaten cooked or raw. In other countries, the carrot is also used as medicine.

Materials:

Coconut water
Acetic acid

Meat:

1kg. Pork pigue or kasim, with or without skin. Boneless, sliced 1/4 inch thick

Ingredients:

1 cup shrimp/crab shell powder
2 cup all-purpose flour

Materials:

One part peeled ripe bananas (25 pieces,medium-sized)

Raw Materials:

1 tbsp sodium metabisulfite
4 c water

Materials:

1 kilo cassava
1 tsp. vetsin

There is one way of planting sweet potato (camote) that has been tried that can make it yield 20% more than the ordinary way of planting. In the manner tried, the stems to be planted are taken from healthy plants, two to three months old.

Planting potatoes using growths has been tried and found better than using the root crop itself. The former is more productive and grows faster. This is possible with the varieties Ackersegen and Mariella.

Grouper (Epinephelus spp.) locally called inid or lapu-lapu is a high value fish with great potential in aquaculture. They are valued for their excellent texture and flavor.

Growth Habit
Orchids are grouped according to two basic growth habits, namely: monopodials and sympodials. Monopodials are orchids with one main stem with grow taller every year.

Chrysanthemum is one of the leading cutflowers and potted plants in the international market. Domestic market has increased both for cutflowers and potted plants.

The culture of mushroom is gaining popularity in the Philippines. Mushroom is a delicacy and is really accepted as vegetable.

Papaya is a luscious fruit that has been taken for granted. The total crop area in the Philippines planted to papaya amounts to only 8,720 hectares or 0.1 percent of our agricultural land.

Durian (Durio zibethinus Murr.) is a distinctive Asian fruit. The tree reaches a height of 40 meters. Its bark is red-brown and peels off regularly. The trunk is buttressed.

The Philippines is known for its excellent fruit products. The carabao mango, better known as Manila Super Mango, makes the country competitive in the world market.

There are two kinds of bell pepper — one is the pungent kind and the other not. The first is used in food manufacturing where they are processed as spice and sold as food condiments.