Apples: A guide to British apples (Smallholding) - Hardcover

Paston-Williams, Sara; National Trust Books

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1905400780 ISBN 13: 9781905400782

Publisher: National Trust Books, 2009

Synopsis

This is a wonderful source book of the most versatile and British fruit - the apple. It offers information on apples for every occasion, covering desert, cooking and cider varieties. It features delicious recipes on everything from apple crumble to making cider. It is packed with practical advice on growing and picking your own apples. Everyone wants to eat local, homegrown food and this is a wonderful source book of the quintessential English fruit - the apple. Covering a range of apple varieties found growing in the orchards of the British countryside, the book covers a wide range of desert apples, cooking apples and cider apples. Information on each variety includes a description of shape and color for easy recognition and, of course, a description of the taste. Recipes are given throughout the book, from apple crumble to making your own cider. The book is packed with practical advice on how to grow and pick your own apples, from choosing apple trees to planting and attracting wildlife into your orchard, alongside information on harvesting and storing your crop.

About this title

About the Author:

Sara Paston-Williams is author of The Art of Dining: A History of Cooking and Eating, Good Old-fashioned Jams, Preserves and Chutneys, and Good Old-fashioned Puddings.

About this edition

• Publisher: National Trust Books
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1905400780
• ISBN 13: 9781905400782
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 104