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UP THE (BRITISH) APPLES AND PEARS

It’s a good apple harvest this year, say growers, slightly down on early expectations in some parts of the country, mainly due to lack of rainfall. Cox’s Orange Pippin – which some reckon is the finest apple on the planet - have a lovely red blush thanks to the sunshine in September. Taste is fantastic! They’re at farmers’ markets and farm shops now.

Other varieties in season now include Crispin (Oct-Feb), Egremont Russet (Sept-Nov), Gala (Oct-Jan), Golden Delicious (yes, they do grow in the UK. Why buy French when you can buy English? Season: Oct-Feb), Idared (Oct-March), Jonagold (Oct-March), Jonathan (Oct-Jan), Jupiter (Oct-Jan), Kidd’s Orange (Oct-Jan), Lord Lambourne (Sept-Nov), Spartan (Oct-Feb).

Pears are just beginning to ripen; Beurre du Comice is first to arrive, lovely, honeyed, juicy – a luscious, curvy pear, followed by Conference - elongated, sweet, juicy but more restrained than Comice. Concorde is a cross between the two – firmer than Comice and with more flavour than Conference – and it’s around from now until after Christmas. If you like Williams, you’ve just missed the English season but they’ll be back next September.

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