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Tag: Robert May

Robert May, on Making ‘A Tart of Hips’

This C17th rosehip recipe sounds like an interesting way to make use of a hedgerow staple without resorting to cough syrup.

Published November 30, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged C17th, recipe, Robert May, rosehip, tart

Robert May, on Making a ‘Tart of Medlers’

Wondering what to do with your medlars once they start dropping from the tree? Here’s a C17th recipe that might come in useful.

Published October 15, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged C17th, medlar, medlar dessert, medlar recipe, Robert May

Robert May, on Making a ‘Quodling Pie’

Here’s a C17th windfall apple apple pie that’s spiced and iced, although the recipe is frustratingly imprecise.

Published July 24, 2022
Categorised as Orchard Cookery Tagged apple, apple dessert, C17th, codlins, Robert May
  1. Darren T on Dealing With Pear Midge Problems the Organic WayJune 2, 2023

    I'm sorry Ruth, but I don't have much experience with spraying, so I wouldn't know what to advise there. I…

  2. Ruth Loomis on Dealing With Pear Midge Problems the Organic WayJune 1, 2023

    I have severe pear leaf curl destroying leaves on 1/2 of one tree and starting to spread to neighbor trees.…

  3. Darren T on Gallery: Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to FruitMay 29, 2023

    Hi Camille - Well, blossom rates in apple trees are determined by a wide variety of factors, so it can…

  4. Camille on Gallery: Lifecycle of an Apple, From Bud to Blossom to FruitMay 28, 2023

    Hi, Darren ~ I live in the northern lower peninsula of Michigan, not far from Lake Michigan, which tempers our…

  5. Ed on A Frost-Pruned Fig Tree, and What Happened NextMay 24, 2023

    I suspect that this giant of a tree will have to be cut down substantially in the next couple weeks…

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