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Category Archives: UK
“The Architecture of Orchards” in Malus
I’m very excited to have my article, “The Architecture of Orchards” in Issue 14 of Malus, a mighty little publication spreading ideas within the cider industry. You can read my article here. It is available on my publications page as … Continue reading
Posted in History, Landscapes, Orchards, Publication, UK
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Dorothy Hartley: Verjuice
I’ve been reading Lost World: England 1933-1936, a collection of essays by Dorothy Hartley, originally written for the Daily Sketch Newspaper. Dorothy was an eccentric, a wanderer, and a writer, whose prose style was that of a novelist or perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Apple Varieties, History, Perry, UK
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Pheasants and Pear Trees
The end of January is the close of pheasant season in England. The Beater’s Shoot marks the day at the end of the season when the paying guns are done, and the beaters take guns in hand. At this point … Continue reading
Posted in Landscapes, Perry, UK
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Cheese Meditation Minute
I was drinking a cider and admiring a cheese. And then I had some cheese thoughts that my friends seemed to enjoy. Following this, I decided that the cider blog should definitely have a Cheese Meditation Minute every so … Continue reading
Posted in Cheese Meditation Minute, Midwest, Tasting, UK
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Mistletoe
During my research in England, I wrote some observations (reposted below) about my encounters with mistletoe, and I recently got to revisit them in a conversation with Annie Corrigan on WFIU Radio’s Earth Eats Program. If you are interested in … Continue reading
Posted in Events, History, Landscapes, Orchards, UK
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Elderflower Detour
June in Indiana is the time to gather Elderflowers, though almost no one does, except me. Some folks here are familiar with the elderberry as an edible fruit for pies or cordials, but floral tastes are not something that … Continue reading
Posted in Elderflower, Landscapes, North America, UK
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Wassail: An Unexpected Revival
I was sitting in a pub in East Hackney, London one January night a few years ago trying to convince a young man from Portsmouth that English people did in fact practice the custom of wassail. “Wassail?” he said. “I’ve … Continue reading
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Wassail: Some Historical Reports and their Contexts
Have you been dying for some historical sources for the custom of wassail? Come on, I know you have. Lucky for you I am the folklorist with the super folklore library collection a mere 30 minute walk from my doorstep. … Continue reading
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Wassail on Twice Cooked
I’ve written a guest post on Wassail for my friend Adam Zolkover’s great blog Twice Cooked: Cooking, Eating, Politics. Follow the link below and enjoy: http://www.twice-cooked.com/2014/01/14/cider-time-wassail/
Posted in History, North America, Orchards, UK, Wassail
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The Levels
It’s November, and we’ve had our first snow here in Indiana. After the immersive and intensive dive into NY Cider Week, it’s been nice let my mind drift back to England as I spend time transcribing more interviews. Somehow, I … Continue reading
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Cider With Maria 