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Tuesday 11 October 2016

My Queen of the Pome Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, was known to consider apples sacred.


My Queen of the Pome Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, was known to consider apples sacred.
Historians believe the apple favored by Aphdrodite were really quince.

The legendary golden apple of Hesperides that Paris gave to Aphrodite was really a quince.

In Medieval times, Europeans thought quinces aided the digestion and prepared them frequently along with meats.
The English called the combination chardeqynce meaning flesh of quince.

Originally shared by Jon “the chef” Hole

Now in Season My Queen of the Pome (after the Latin word for fruit: pōmum) is a type of fruit produced by flowering plants in the family of Rosaceae. (which also contains apples and pears, among other fruits)

Throughout history the cooked fruit has been used as food, but the tree is also grown for its attractive pale pink blossoms and other ornamental qualities.

The fruit was known to the Akkadians, who called it supurgillu;The modern name originated in the 14th century as a plural of quoyn, via Old French cooin from Latin cotoneum malum / cydonium malum, ultimately from Greek κυδώνιον μῆλον, kydonion melon "Kydonian apple".

I am sure all you Foodies know what it is ;)

On the side a glass of :
Honey & Daughters Midford Cider, Somerset
#Apple varieties used as follows
Brown Snout
Stembridge Cluster
Slack m' girdle
Ten Commandments
Crimson King
Harry Masters Jersey
Dunkerton Late Sweet
Yarlington Mill
Not your Average Cider makers !

Sliding down the neck well ;) Guess that is the #Apples covered.
(Keeps the doctor Away :)
Now to cook the fruit.

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