I get more than I can use over the season from 8 plants. Always perfect.
http://durgan.org/2016/May%202016/24...Eggplant/HTML/ 24 May 2016 Eggplant
Eight eggplant were placed outdoors. Four Dusky and four Black Magic. These grow well in the garden. One pest is the Colorado Potato Beetle, which are manually removed when they appear.
http://durgan.org/2016/August%202016...0Juicing/HTML/ 9 August 2016 Eggplant Juicing
Nine pounds of eggplant was picked and made into seven liters of pressure canned juice for off season preserving. Water to cover was added to the cooking pot.The cooked material was made into a slurry and strained through a 2 mm mesh screen on the food mill. There was almost no residue. Pictures depict the process.