Jennifer Ebeling · @GardenerPodcast
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#December 14, 1878
#OTD Edward Bunyard, #English #Nurseryman, #Pomologist, #Rosarian, & #Food #Writer, is born.
Edward #Wrote, A #Handbook of Hardy #Fruits & The #Epicure's Companion.
Every #Christmas he enjoyed his #Favorite #Apple, Orléans Reinette, with a glass of #Port.
He is #Remembered for his #Landmark #Book, The #Anatomy of #Dessert, in which he wrote,
It is the duty of an apple to be #Crisp + #Crunchable, but a #Pear should have such a
#Texture as leads to #Silent #Consumption."
#December #otd #english #nurseryman #pomologist #rosarian #food #writer #wrote #handbook #fruits #epicure #christmas #favorite #apple #port #remembered #Landmark #book #anatomy #dessert #crisp #crunchable #pear #texture #silent #consumption