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Tag: C18th

Charlotte Mason, on Making ‘An Excellent Plumb Pudding’

Here’s a late C18th recipe for what amounts to a slightly less rich and spicy version of a modern-day Christmas Pud.

Published December 7, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged C18th, Charlotte Mason, currants, plum, pudding, raisins, recipe

E. Taylor, on Making ‘A Devonshire (Minced) Pye’

Whether you prefer your mincemeat pyes with or without actual meat, this pair of C18th recipes promises to deliver on plenty of fruity flavour.

Published November 27, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, C18th, dried fruit, E Taylor, mincemeat, recipe

Charlotte Mason, on Making ‘Quince Pudding’

This eighteenth century quince recipe is a tricky one to unravel, but the end result does sound interesting.

Published October 5, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged C18th, Charlotte Mason, quince, quince dessert, quince recipe

Frederick Nutt (and Me) on Making ‘Damson Ice Cream’

In which an 18th century recipe for damson ice cream and some advice from Twitter inspires me to make my own delightful damson dessert.

Published September 10, 2022
Categorised as Feature Articles, Orchard Cookery Tagged C18th, damson, Frederick Nutt, ice cream, recipe

Frederick Nutt, on Preserving ‘Damsons, Wet’ and ‘Damsons, Dried’

Here are two methods for preserving the bounty of your damson harvest, from Frederick Nutt’s C18th volume of confectionary cookery.

Published September 3, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged C18th, damson, Frederick Nutt, preserved fruit, preserving

Ann Peckham, on Making ‘Pickled Mellons’

If you’ve tried growing melons but they’ve not quite ripened, here’s a recipe for preserving the green fruit with a fiery, spicy stuffing.

Published August 20, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged Ann Peckham, C18th, melon, pickling, preserving

Charlotte Mason, on Making ‘Green Codling Pudding’

You know what you don’t see enough of these days? A bright green apple pie filling. This C18th recipe tells us how to make one.

Published July 16, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, apple dessert, C18th, Charlotte Mason

Eliza Smith, on Making ‘Gooseberry Tansey’

Here’s an eighteenth century drop-scone pancake type recipe to help you use up some of your gooseberry glut.

Published May 28, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged C18th, Eliza Smith, gooseberry dessert, gooseberry recipe

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

Sir James Justice, on The Errors of Fruit Sellers

How would you prefer your apples, Sir James? Why, in a straw-lined, paper-padded barrel. Obviously.

Published February 19, 2022
Categorised as Quotations Tagged C18th, fruit quality, Sir James Justice

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fruitdiseases KhanLab @fruitdiseases ·
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Adventitious plant roots illustrated by a French artist (~1826)

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ethicopywriter Rachel | The Ethical Copywriter @ethicopywriter ·
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Spent my Saturday planting trees with this lot, helping create another of their community orchards! Met some lovely people & had fun (and a good workout)🍏🍐🌳 https://twitter.com/fruitnutvillage/status/1619352120507125762

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Out fruit tree planting along #HazelwellPark Riverbank this morning. #PlantATreeIn23. Delicious sandwiches - thank you @loafcoop for the bread. And we planted another of our #BlossomWatch @NTBirmingham trees - #OldGreenGage

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adamlinnet1 Adam Linnet @adamlinnet1 ·
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Don't think we are going to get round to doing this, so sharing the good idea.

Coronation Orchards!! 👑

Five trees with royal names, planted in winter 2023 to mark the Coronation.

Annie Elizabeth 🍎
Red Windsor 🍎
Prince William 🍎
Katy 🍎
Charles Ross 🍎

Others available.

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