Medlars are an old fashioned fruit from Brogdale. - fully bletted
The medlar is the last orchard fruit to be harvested, usually from the end of October. There are 4 varieties of medlar in the National Fruit Collection. Medlars are related to apple trees but have no cores.
Medlars produce russety rose-hip type fruits and magnificent orange-red autumn leaf colour. Often becoming fully ripe and edible off the tree. If the fruit is eaten after they have bletted (the texture has gone soft on the inside and wrinkled on the outside), they develop a lovely caramel-like flavour. Excellent eaten raw with wine, port and cheese and can also be used to make a delicious amber jelly.
Brogdale Collections is a charity working to provide access and education about the National Fruit Collection to the public. It was established as a charity to work with the curator chosen by DEFRA. Brogdale Collections has managed visitor access to the NFC in partnership with the University of Reading, since the start of their curation in 2008. The Charity offers a range of opportunities for the public to use the collections as an educational resource including Daily Guided Tours (April – November), Fruit Days, Festivals and Key Stage 1 & 2 Education Days.
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Medlar - 500g
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