#medlars

[huariqueje]

Sweet chestnuts and medlars -    Simeon Nijenhuis , 2020 .

Dutch, b.1969 -

Oil on panel, 17 x 37 cm.

[garethschweitzer]

Spring garden

[ashbakche]

I just discover that the "nespolo" which is ubiquitous in Sicily (at least in the Palermo area), and its heavenly good fruit, are not, in fact, called medlar (which is the European "nespolo"), but LOQUAT, and they're Japanese!

Since they're my favourite fruit I thought it best to start calling it correctly 😅

So, if you saw me saying I love medlars, no I don't (know if I do)

I LOVE LOQUATS.

A LOT.

[kecobe]

Still Life with a Hanging Bunch of Grapes, Two Medlars, and a Butterfly Adriaen Coorte (Dutch; active ca. 1683–1707) 1687 Oil on canvas National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

[ripplefactor]

Drift End, Suffolk .. @princeletdrift ..

[morethansalad]

Cherry Blossom Festival: Wild Herb Smoothie (Raw Vegan)

[sallyawayfromhome]

[librarycompany]

To Make a Tart of Medlers

Take Medlers that be rotten, and stamp them, and set them upon a chafin-dish with coales, and beat in two yolks of Eggs, boyling till  it be somewhat thick, then season it with Sugar, Cinamon, and Ginger, and lay it in paste.  

If you are looking for an alternative to pumpkin pie this year (or maybe an addition to pumpkin pie), might we suggest medlars? Medlars, or Mespilus germanica, are members of the rose family and grow on deciduous trees.  The fruit must be bletted, or over-ripe, before eating and will look soft, wrinkly, and rotten. The taste? Like apple butter!

A book of fruits and flovvers. London: Printed by M.S. for Tho Jenner, 1653.