Here are two versions of a biscuity, cobbler-like, stewed apple pudding from the early twentieth century.
Tag: C20th
Ann Knox, on Making ‘Hot Apple Soup (Apfelsuppe)’
This sweetened, fruity soup, from a book of Austrian recipes, sounds like a perfect autumn warmer to me.
Ads of Yore: Big Profits in the Cider Business
And what do those big profits require? A big investment in a big juice pressing machine…
Ads of Yore: Hardie Orchard Equipment
As this 1915 ad shows, when it comes to useful orchard equipment, some ideas and designs never go out of date.
Tree Planting Made Easy… with Dynamite!
Have a blast at tree planting time with this time- and labour-saving suggestion from 1911.
George Bunyard, on Planning a Family Orchard
If you’re wondering what to plant in your half-acre plot, Mr Bunyard has a few suggestions.
Ads of Yore: The Cutler Fruit Grader
They seemed like such a nice bunch of folks when we met them at the 1921 orchard trade fair…
Ads of Yore: Pomona Tree Collections, 1930
Special offer fruit trees, anyone? Rail delivery as standard, postal service extra.
J.W. Robertson Scott, on The Mystery of Apple Growing
Turns out apple growing is a lot more straightforward than some folks make out…
Ads of Yore: Canning! Canning!
Perishable fruit crop, you say? We have just the steam-powered thing…