{"id":3238,"date":"2020-07-10T21:15:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-10T20:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merrybower.co.uk\/?page_id=3238"},"modified":"2024-11-04T20:30:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T19:30:12","slug":"heirloom-fruit-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/merrybower.co.uk\/?page_id=3238","title":{"rendered":"Heirloom Fruit"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='full_slider_1'  class='avia-fullwidth-slider main_color avia-shadow   avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div   data-size='featured_large'  data-lightbox_size='large'  data-animation='slide'  data-conditional_play=''  data-ids='3199'  data-video_counter='0'  data-autoplay='false'  data-bg_slider='false'  data-slide_height=''  data-handle='av_slideshow_full'  data-interval='5'  data-class=' '  data-el_id=''  data-css_id=''  data-scroll_down=''  data-control_layout='av-control-default'  data-custom_markup=''  data-perma_caption=''  data-autoplay_stopper=''  data-image_attachment=''  data-min_height='0px'  data-src=''  data-position='top left'  data-repeat='no-repeat'  data-attach='scroll'  data-stretch=''  data-default-height='42'  class='avia-slideshow avia-slideshow-1  av-control-default av-default-height-applied avia-slideshow-featured_large av_slideshow_full   avia-slide-slider '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><ul class='avia-slideshow-inner ' style='padding-bottom: 49.21875%;' ><li  class=' av-single-slide slide-1 ' ><div data-rel='slideshow-1' class='avia-slide-wrap '   ><img src='https:\/\/merrybower.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/2018-fruit-sale-1280x630.jpg' width='1280' height='630' title='2018-fruit-sale' alt=''  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"   \/><\/div><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-bg-style-scroll  avia-builder-el-1  el_after_av_slideshow_full  avia-builder-el-last   container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3238'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding first  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_one_half  avia-builder-el-first  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3>Heirloom Fruit<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>First thing first. We don&#8217;t use chemicals in our orchard. We aren&#8217;t certified organic because that&#8217;s a big cost for a little player, but we don&#8217;t use chemicals on anything we&#8217;re going to eat &#8211; it&#8217;s as simple as that. Glad that&#8217;s sorted.<\/p>\n<p>We supply our local farm shop in Melbourne, and also sell the fruit in season at the front as garden gate sales.<\/p>\n<p>With over 70 different varieties of fruit tree, there is sure to be something that tickles your fancy. For the discerning home cook we have varieties specifically developed for certain uses. With current supermarkets offering nothing beyond the Gala, Granny Smith and Bramley, our orchard supplies fruit you can only dream of and possibly never heard of.<\/p>\n<p>For puree try the Warner&#8217;s King from the 1700s &#8211; less acid than a Bramley.<\/p>\n<p>For the Derbyshire at heart, we have our very own Newton Wonder, first discovered in Kings Newton near Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p>From even further back in time we have the Catshead apple, dating to the 1600s and named for the shape of the fruit which resembles its namesake. The puree you can make with it is a good firm, slightly acidic, texture needing very little sugar. It is also great for apple jam recipes.<\/p>\n<p>As for eating apples, we have the 1685 Devonshire Quarrenden, a deep red skin giving it the appeal any wicked witch would admire and a taste with a distinctive strawberry flavour.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to pears, we have possibly the oldest variety in the UK, in the shape of the Black Worcester. First mentioned at the Cistercian Abbey of Warden in Bedfordshire in 1388, it is thought to have been brought to England by the Romans. As an eating pear it is nothing special &#8211; hard and coarse. But when cooked it is sublime, keeping its shape well.<\/p>\n<p>Another cooking pear is the French Catillac &#8211; perfect for those French recipes such as Pear Tarte Tatin.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for an eating pear, nothing in our opinion can beat the Beurre Hardy. A large, juicy fruit with a faint rose scented flesh, soft and delicate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><div class=\"flex_column av_one_half  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding   avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_hr  \" style='border-radius:0px; '><p><div  class='avia-image-container  av-styling-    avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first  avia-align-center '  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"  ><div class='avia-image-container-inner'><div class='avia-image-overlay-wrap'><img class='avia_image' src='https:\/\/merrybower.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/2017melbournedeli_2.jpg' alt='' title='2017 melbourne deli' height=\"298\" width=\"595\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:20px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_image  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Interested?<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<section class=\"av_textblock_section \"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock  '   itemprop=\"text\" ><p>As we are a relatively small affair, we will only put a small selection outside for passing buyers. If you would like to know what we will have available at the front, or would like to reserve the fruit of the week, please call us and we can have it ready for you when you arrive. The seasons on some of these fruit is short, and not to be missed if you value rare varieties with flavours hard to find in fruit sold based mostly on their shelf-life quality and looks.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Call us on 07941 905796<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<div  style='height:20px' class='hr hr-invisible   avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_button_big  avia-builder-el-last '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last ' ><a href='https:\/\/merrybower.co.uk\/?page_id=1742' class='avia-button avia-button-fullwidth   avia-icon_select-no avia-color-green '  style='color:#ffffff; ' ><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Learn more about the Heirloom Orchard<\/span><span class='avia_button_background avia-button avia-button-fullwidth avia-color-theme-color-highlight' ><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><div   class='hr hr-default   avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_heading '><span class='hr-inner ' ><span class='hr-inner-style'><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div  style='padding-bottom:10px; ' class='av-special-heading av-special-heading-h3    avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Unfortunately the fruit season is over &#8211; please try next year!<\/h3><div class='special-heading-border'><div class='special-heading-inner-border' ><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_1'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap sidebar_right' style=' '  ><div class='container' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-small alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3238'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":1742,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3238","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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