Crusaders brought back the Damson variety of this fruit from Damascus to plant in France
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Monty Don: The colour purple | Life and style | The Guardian  Sep 15, 2002 ... When we came here, there were damson and plum trees growing in the ... Apparently, the Duke of Anjou introduced it to France in about 1200. ... the same as the fruit the crusaders brought back from Damascus. ... Of the self-pollinating varieties, 'Merryweather' produces the biggest of all damson fruits and...
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Damson - Wikipedia  The damson or damson plum also archaically called the "damascene" is an edible drupaceous fruit, a subspecies of the plum tree. Varieties of insititia are found across Europe, but the name "damson" is ... Damsons are relatively small plum-like fruit with a distinctive, somewhat astringent taste, and .... He who plants plums
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Free Flashcards about MIDDLE AGES - StudyStack  CRUSADERS BROUGHT BACK THE DAMSON VARIETY OF THIS FRUIT FROM DAMASCUS TO PLANT IN FRANCE, PLUM. ONE OF THE PREMIER...
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Damson plum - Revolvy  Varieties of insititia are found across Europe, but the name "damson" is derived from and ... Damsons are relatively small plum-like fruit with a distinctive, somewhat ... and ultimately from the Latin (prunum) damascenum, "plum of Damascus". ... or Bernard de Clairvaux brought seeds for the Damassinier plant back from the...
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Damson - Expand Your Mind - Revolvy  Varieties of insititia are found across Europe, but the name "damson" is derived from and ... Damsons are relatively small plum-like fruit with a distinctive, somewhat ... and ultimately from the Latin (prunum) damascenum, "plum of Damascus". ... or Bernard de Clairvaux brought seeds for the Damassinier plant back from the...
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Fresh Everyday Produce :: Profiles N - R  Hazelnuts: Also known as filberts these nuts grow mainly in Washington and Oregon. Turkey, Spain ... A tip: put them in the freezer for a day prior to cracking. ... To hide this staining the practice of dying the shells red came into existence. ... Onions were first introduced to the Western hemisphere by Christopher Columbus.
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Edible Traditions Currant Events  All these sensory memories of childhood are part of my family's rite of summer. ... In contrast, the French liqueur crme de cassis is black currant pure strengthened with alcohol. ... Of the three types, red currants are the most popular. ... Bar-le-Duc preserve, with the seeds laboriously removed by means of a goose quill...
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Date  Only the common date, P. dactylifera L., is cultivated for its fruit. ... In West Africa, near the Sahara, only dry, sugary types can be grown. ... 1: An 8-year old-'Deglet Noor' date palm in a private garden near Indio, ... In: W.T. Swingle, Date Growing: a new industry for Southwest States U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Yearbook 1926.
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J! Archive - Show #4576, aired 2004-06-28  Jun 28, 2004 ... Rivaner is a profitable type of this planted in Luxembourg's Moselle Valley ... In the 1940s Luxembourg joined with these 2 countries to form a...
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Free Flashcards about MIDDLE AGES - StudyStack  IN THE CRUSADES, THE KNIGHTS OF THIS MEDITERRANEAN ISLAND HAD TO CONTEND ... IT'S THOUGHT SALADIN OFFERED THIS FRUITY DESSERT, COUSIN TO ICE CREAM, TO RICHARD I DURING THE CRUSADES, SHERBET.
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Identification of European and Asian pears using ... - ResearchGate  Bosc' (syn. 'Kai- ... than 2300 Pyrus accessions with origins in 55. countries at the ... Clonal accessions include 844 .... Anjou 617502 P. communis Chance seedling Belgium *1819 ... Coloree de Juillet 264695 P. communis Uncertain France 1857 .... Rocha 286384 P. communis Chance seedling Portugal (mid 1800s).
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Heir- types: CG-Cherry/Grape; P=paste; S-Slicer; B-Beefsteak loom ...  Heir- types: CG-Cherry/Grape; P=paste; S-Slicer; B-Beefsteak loom. Variety ... Burgundy fruit, large 12 oz. Unique ... Ribbed, firm, fleshy fruit weigh up to 7 oz. ... Holds the world record at over 7 lb. ... A staple in Kims garden, The fruit averages 1 1/2-2 lbs and has great flavor. ... Good disease resistance VFFASt Kims favorite!
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Muscat - definition of muscat by The Free Dictionary  Held by Portugal from 1508 to 1650, it became the capital of Oman... ... grapevines that produce sweet white grapes used for making wine or raisins ... vinifera grape - grape from a cultivated variety of the common grape vine of Europe ... Muscat Duty Free and Sindbad, have partnered to offer its members special offers and...
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Cooking - Ray Sahelian, M.D.  Sherbet It's thought Saladin offered this fruity dessert, cousin to ice cream, to Richard I during Crusades. sherbet is the more widely known term and typically...
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Gravenstein - Wikipedia  Gravenstein is a triploid apple cultivar that originated in the 17th century or earlier. The fruit has ... The skin of the fruit is a delicately waxy yellow-green with crimson spots and reddish lines, but the apple may also occur in a classically red variation. These red apples, known as 'Red Gravensteins', are sports, which are...
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OVERVIEW GLOBAL MARKET STONEFRUIT - FreshPlaza  May 6, 2016 ... ... Brazil the only country supplying mangoes to Europe all year round  Fresh Summit ... The global production of peaches and nectarines is on the rise, ... Accurate prospects can only be made in the earliest regions, like Andalusia, Murcia or Valencia. ... In apricots, the production is expected to fall by 1%.
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The Genius of El Cid | HistoryNet  Aug 3, 2011 ... In October 1094, citizens of the Mediterranean port of Valencia peered nervously from ... The investing army was MuslimMoors from the Maghreb, veiled Tuaregs from the Sahara, black warriors from Senegal. ... the Reconquista, the long campaign by Christian armies to take Spain back from the Muslim...
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Israel Has Returned Excellent Wine Making Back to the Middle East ...  Aug 23, 2016 ... There is one country in the Middle East that has reintroduced the art of ... the winery, Carmel, with a location in Rishon Le Zion (1890) and ... Israel turned both of those areas into thriving wine making regions, as they had been historically. ... Egypt only produced 3m liters, while Syria, Jordan, the Kingdom of...
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Calvados - Wikipedia  Calvados is an apple brandy from the Normandy region in France. Contents. [hide]. 1 History ... Cider brandy is also made in the UK, and appears in records going back to ... The fruit is harvested (either by hand or mechanically) and pressed into a ... Like many French wines, calvados is governed by appellation contrle...
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Plant Spotlight: The Plucky Mulberry (Morus)  Philadelphia Orchard ...  Jul 1, 2016 ... ... mouth bloody from a recent kill, accidentally leaving her veil behind. ... Their blood is said to have stained the previously white fruit red. ... Pyramus) can have white, lavender, or black fruit; Red Mulberries ... However, once steamed, the leaves can be safely eaten and used in pies, lasagnas, and salads.
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The Origins of Fruits and Fruit Growing - Horticulture and Landscape ...  Mediterranean fruits (date, olive, grape, fig, sycomore fig, and pomegranate) were .... highly heterogeneous mixture of fruit types, most of which will be inferior to the ..... to the British blockade of France during the Napoleonic wars. ...... The first description of sweet cherry is by Theophrastus (ca 300 BCE), who named it,.