Medlars with Jane Steward

<p>In this week’s episode, Neil talks to medlar expert Jane Steward. Jane has done sterling work in the area of medlar awareness, and now the medlar is not the forgotten fruit it once was. She has a medlar orchard and associated business Eastgate Larder selling a whole range of medlar products, and is the author of <em>Medlars: Growing &amp; Cooking</em>, published by Prospect Books.</p><p>We discuss how Jane discovered the fruit and made a business out of it, the domesticated varieties and wild fruits, growing medlar trees, the importance of medlars in the past, medlars in the kitchen, the subtleties of making medlar jelly and much more.</p><p>Follow Jane on Instagram and Twitter @eastgatelarder</p><p>The Eastgate Larder website: www.eastgatelarder.co.uk</p><p>Jane’s book <em>Medlars: Cooking &amp; Eating</em>: <a href="https://prospectbooks.co.uk/products-page/new-and-forthcoming-titles/medlars-growing-cooking/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://prospectbooks.co.uk/products-page/new-and-forthcoming-titles/medlars-growing-cooking/</a></p><p>There are 3 Easter eggs associated with this episode, to access them start a monthly £3 subscription.</p><p>Subscribers get access to all of the Easter eggs, premium blog content and Neil’s monthly newsletter. Visit <a href="https://britishfoodhistory.com/support-the-blog-podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://britishfoodhistory.com/support-the-blog-podcast/</a> for more details. On that page, you could also donate a one-off ‘virtual coffee’ or ‘virtual pint’. All money received goes into making more content. </p><p><br></p><p><u>Read Neil’s work on the medlar:</u></p><p>Forgotten Foods #7: Openarses (also available as part of the mini-season on the Easter Eggs page of the website) <a href="https://britishfoodhistory.com/2017/11/12/forgotten-foods-7-openarses/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://britishfoodhistory.com/2017/11/12/forgotten-foods-7-openarses/</a></p><p>How to Make Medlar Jelly: <a href="https://britishfoodhist