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Tag: C18th

The Forme of Cury, on Making Comadore

Anyone for a 14th century recipe for what sounds distinctly like a fried, fruit-filled doughnut?

Published April 15, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple recipe, C14th, C18th, fig recipe, Forme of Cury, pear recipe, Samuel Pegge

Elizabeth Clelland, on Making Quiddany of Pipins

16th and 17th century jam-making recipe, anyone? No jars back then though, so you’ll have to store it in boxes…

Published April 7, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple dessert, apple recipe, C18th, Elizabeth Clelland, quiddany

‘A Lady’, on Making Paste of Plumbs

The anonymous author of this 18th century tract takes time our from moralising to make something jammy.

Published March 26, 2021
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged A Lady, C18th, plum recipe, plums, preserved fruit

John Worlidge, on Grafting for Fun and Profit

In the 18th century pomologists knew that only grafted trees came true to type, without knowing exactly why…

Published February 17, 2021
Categorised as Quotations, Top Fruit Grafting Tagged C18th, grafting, John Worlidge, propagation, wildings

R. Bradley, on Dealing With Unruly Espaliers

Are your pears unpleasing to Persons of Quality? Professor Bradley has the answer.

Published January 7, 2021
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C18th, espalier, pears, pomology

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