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Charlotte Mason, on Making ‘German Fritters’

Here’s an eighteenth century recipe for boozy, sugary, fried apple fritters that sounds like sweet simplicity itself.

Published April 6, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple dessert, apple recipe, apples, C18th, Charlotte Mason

Georgiana Hill, on Making ‘Pommes à l’Impératrice’

A dish of baked apples fit for an Empress. You’ll definitely need your sweet tooth for this recipe.

Published February 7, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, apple dessert, C19th, Georgiana Hill

More Fruit Stories from Atlas Obscura

Here’s another selection of fruit-related stories from the Atlas Obscura archives.

Published January 18, 2022
Categorised as Linking Out Tagged apple, apple dessert, apricot, Atlas Obscura, family tree, fig, grapefruit, heritage varieties, lemon, manicheel, miscellany, nectarine, orchards, peach, persimmon, plum, torture orchard

‘E.H.B.’ on ‘Apple Florentine’ at Christmas

This giant apple pie, served up with a quart of well-spiced ale, sounds like a recipe for my sort of Christmas feast.

Published December 17, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, apple dessert, apple recipe, C18th, C19th, Florentine, William Hone

Riley M. Fletcher Berry, on Making ‘Apple Slump’

Here are two versions of a biscuity, cobbler-like, stewed apple pudding from the early twentieth century.

Published December 9, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, apple dessert, apple recipe, C20th, Riley M Fletcher Berry

Marion Harland, on Making ‘Apples and Jelly’

This syrupy, sugary baked apple dessert sounds simple enough to make, but could your teeth take the punishment?

Published December 2, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, apple dessert, apple recipe, C19th, Marion Harland

Mary J. Lincoln, on Making ‘Compote of Apples’

Here’s another entry from the cookery book of Mrs Mary J. Lincoln, this time helping to clear up a confusion of compôtes.

Published November 20, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, apple dessert, apple recipe, C19th, Mary J Lincoln

Ladies of State Street Parish, on Making ‘Apple Meringue’

You’ll need a sweet tooth for this baked dessert of syrup-simmered apples topped with egg custard and meringue.

Published November 3, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, apple dessert, apple recipe, C19th

Mary Eliza Ketelby Rundell, on Making ‘Pippin Pudding’

This nineteenth century ‘pudding’ recipe is really a fruity baked custard in disguise… still sounds delicious though.

Published October 27, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, apple dessert, apple recipe, C19th, Mary Eliza Ketelby Rundell

The Science of Cooking, on Making ‘Apple Porridge’

Here’s a courtly recipe from sixteenth century Transylvania; an apple porridge fit for a Prince.

Published October 21, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple dessert, apple recipe, C16th

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24 May

Is it time we extend the rules re: hedge cutting beyond farmers?

Seems wrong that theres one rule for one &another for farmers..

This is certainly illegal regardless (not a chance in hell there weren't nesting birds here!) But hedges should be protected whoever owns them https://twitter.com/B_Strawbridge/status/1528411574792249344

Brigit Strawbridge@B_Strawbridge

In the last 48 hours, a local landowner has cut down ALL the trees along the edge of his fields adjoining the road, sparing none, not even mature Oaks. He's done this bang in the middle of the bird nesting season. 4

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24 May

Roman geographer Gaius Julius Solinus: “A people who live near the source of the Ganges live only on the smell of wild apples; if they smell something offensive, they immediately die.” From our latest Apple Story: 'The Gangines of the Mappa Mundi' available on our website.

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24 May

Green Action Day at #Shipley Fields
Thurs 23 June, 4-7pm
The orchard and jam hedge need a little bit summery TLC. All welcome to help top up the woodchip mulch and do a bit of weeding.
Wear gardening gloves and bring a wheelbarrow if you can.
Apple juice and snacks provided!

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