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Re: Medlar
On Tue, 09 Jun 1998 Colette wrote:
>Very interesting story. How cold hardy is medlar? Do you happen to know it's
>french name?
It will certainly withstand up to minus 15C and possibly even more.
since it has endured in the UK for well over 2,000 years and during
this time, has lived through the mini-ice age of the 16th/17th.
century where the Thames froze and temperatures were estimated to fall
well below zero fahrenheit for months at a time, I suspect the plant
is capable of withstanding a typical Canadian winter.
Sorry, I can't help with the French name of the plant though.
Mach asked about whisky treatment:
Maybe the fruits might respond to this although I suspect that an
initial freeze is essential for the starch within the fruits to
convert to sugars. Maybe placing ripened fruits in a deep freeze for
a day, followed by treatment with alcohol, might be the way. having
tried the fruit when 'prepared' in the conventional way, I would have
thought that Jamaica rum or even brandy would be a far superior as
being complimentary for the flavour! There again, I've never been a
great admirer of Scotch.
Dave Poole
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