Charlotte Mason’s 1778 Recipe for ‘Verjuice’
Here’s a quick and easy-sounding C18th method for making a crab-apple version of the once-common condiment .
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Gallery: Malus ‘Red Sentinel’ in Winter
A few snowy and icy days provided an opportunity for some lovely, wintry photos of a rather superb crab apple.
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A Tale of Two Crab Apple Trees
I’ve pruned two very different crab apples this year – here’s how I approached each one, and the results of the work.
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Richard Bradley’s 1732 Recipe for ‘Verjuice’
Here’s an eighteenth century method for making a condiment ingredient that would once have been a common element of many dishes.
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‘John Downie’ is the Star of the Spring Show
We’ve had a really good year for blossom in the back garden, with crab apple ‘John Downie’ putting on a splendid display.
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Air-Pot Mini-Orchard Update: It’s Blossom Time
A healthy display of blossom should hopefully mean a few fruits to enjoy later in the year.
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Establishing Our Air-Pot Mini Orchard
In which we plant out our new fruit trees into air-pot containers.
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Our Fruit Trees are Here!
Taking delivery of our fruit trees from the National Fruit Collection at Brogdale.
