SC - Re: prions

[Stephanie Dale Ross]

Most of Cariadoc's list appear to be 17th century.  Winter Pearmain might
be a medieval variety, or a descendant of one, according to some research
I have read.  Lady is dated to 1600 and therefore might squeak under the
wire.  Corps Pendu is in.  I think I remember seeing a reference to
Fenouillette Gris, or something similar, being medieval.


But some of these are dated much later in the Sonoma Antique Apple
catalog:

Coe's Golden Drop - 1842

Sops of Wine - 1832


I do not, unfortunately, have much information about the French
varieties... and am looking for references to same.  Summer Rambo
(Rambour Franc) is listed in the SAA catalog as dating to "17??",
whatever THAT means.


If you can actually get the Lady apple, that is perhaps your best bet. 
It is a small fruit, very pretty, not too sweet, somewhat acid, and
reportedly keeps all winter.  I have tasted it, but not cooked with it,
but suspect it would do well. 


If you can wait about three years, you can order trees on dwarf rootstock
and grow your own:

www.applenursery.com

bearcreeknursery.com  (not up yet but you can email them for a catalog)


Colin


p.s.  On a slightly different tack, Raintree nursery has Medlars, another
period fruit that does not appear in groceries out here.  (360) 496-6400
for catalog.


<excerpt>Cariadoc wrote:

My list from the Miscellany article:


<fontfamily><param>Times</param><smaller>Calville Blanc D'Hiver
(1627)	Grosse Mignonne (1667)

Court Pendu Plat (16th century-possibly Roman)

Devonshire Quarendon (1690)	<underline>Nectarine

</underline>Drap d'Or (=Coe's Golden Drop?)	Early Violet (1659)

Lady Apple (1628)

Old Nonpareil	                                                 
<underline>Pears

</underline>Pomme Royale	                 Buerre Gris (1608)

Reinette Franche	                Rousselet de Reims (1688)

Roxbury Russett (Early 17th century)	Bartlett (Williams Bon Chretien) 

Scarlet Crofton	                        "of ancient origin"-may or may

Sops of Wine	                                                       not
be pre-1600.

Summer Rambo (16th century)

Winter Pearmain	<underline>Plums

</underline>Fenouilette Gris	Green Gage (Reine Claude)

Golden Reinette	Prune d'Agen






</smaller></fontfamily><excerpt>To approximate medieval culinary apples,
you would need to find an orchard

growing the old vintage varieties.  

</excerpt>

Or grow your own--there are a number of nurseries that sell the old
varieties. 

David Friedman

Professor of Law

Santa Clara University

ddfr at best.com

http://www.best.com/~ddfr/


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