Old Varieties» Rich Flavour http://oldvarieties.com/contents1a Celebrating and remembering old fruit and vegetable varieties Thu, 05 Jan 2012 09:39:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Apple – Scotch Bridget http://oldvarieties.com/contents1a/2009/09/apple-scotch-bridget/ http://oldvarieties.com/contents1a/2009/09/apple-scotch-bridget/#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:09:33 +0000 admin http://oldvarieties.com/contents1a/?p=269

The Scotch Bridget Apple also known as White Calville, originated in Scotland in 1851.

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Scotch Bridget

A culinary apple commonly found in Cumbrian farm orchards, it will produce regularly and crops fairly heavily in Northern Locations.

The fruits have tender, soft flesh, flushed with red.  It has a subacid rich flavour and will not fall when cooked.

When kept until December, the fruit ripens to become a desert apple.



Uses: Culinary
Parents: Unknown
Flowers: Mid May
Picking: October
Natural Storage: October - December

The Scotch Bridget apple can be found growing in the orchards of Acorn Bank House, Temple Sowerby, Cumbria.
Young trees available from Adams Apples


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