Can I interest you in a big ol’ list of fruit books, many of them free to access online? Read on if so…
Category: Linking Out
Max Miller, on Making ‘Lamb’s Wool’ for Wassailing
Max’s latest episode takes a look at the tradition of wassailing and shows us how to make one of the classic wassail beverages.
FruitWatch: Citizen Science in the Orchard
A new project at the University of Reading needs UK fruit tree owners’ help to record changing blossom patterns.
More Fruit Stories from Atlas Obscura
Here’s another selection of fruit-related stories from the Atlas Obscura archives.
Monk’s Modern Medieval Cuisine Makes Quince ‘Connate’
A quick shout out for Christopher Monk’s take on a late fourteenth century quince recipe from The Forme of Cury.
Heirloom Fruit Recipe Radio Chat with Susan Poizner
I had a great time on Susan’s Urban Foresty Radio Show, talking heirloom fruit recipes with Brigitte Webster and Paul Couchman.
Support The Orchard Project’s Big Give Fundraiser
This festive season, give the gift of fruit trees to help enhance the environment for six urban communities ion the UK.
Tasting History Makes a C16th Apple and Cheese Tart
Plus a potted history of the apple pie, from the fourteenth century to its ‘As American As…’ heyday.
Spoilt for Choice at Village Greens, Prestwich
Here’s why VGs is absolutely the best place in north Manchester / south Bury for fresh, seasonal, organic apples, bar none.
Shout Out for The Virtual Apple Parer Museum
Check out Mike Viney’s online collection of antique apple peeling / coring / slicing machinery.