Garfish. A striking, beaked, marine fish up to 60 cm (2 ft) long, with a backbone which turns bright green on cooking and a delicious flavour, found on most European coasts.
A variety of red flushed blushed eating apple which arose in Sittingbourne in Kent at Bapchild Court, the home of Mr Gascoyne, and introduced commercially in 1871 by G Bunyard. It was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society First Class Certificate in 1887. introduced commercially into Germany in 1883 where it is still popular. This mid-season variety is harvested from late-September in South-East England and is at its best from October to December.
Bird cherry. A variety of black-skinned, wild cherry most often used to make a conserve. It is often used as root stock.
When bones are boiled up in water gelatine is produced. It is a soluble protein which is then purified and is available in sheet or powdered form. It acts as a gelling agent and is used in making aspics and in setting jellies and mousses, both savoury and sweet. The powdered or granular form should be sprinkled onto a little water and left until it is spongy and then fully dissolved by applying a gentle heat. This can then be added to the mixture which is to be set. Leaf gelatine must first be soaked in a little water to soften it and then added to warm liquid and dissolved. A rough guide is tat one sachet of granules (11.7 g) should set around 500 ml (17 fl oz) water. One leaf of gelatine should set about 150 ml (5 fl oz or ΒΌ pt) of liquid. Pineapple and papaya contain enzymes which break down the activity of gelatine, so don't use them together.
A variety of eating apple raised at DSIR in Havelock North in New Zealand as a cross between Cox's Orange Pippin and Golden Delicious. It was introduced commercially in 1964. This late-season variety is harvested from mid-October in South-East England and is at its best from November to December.
A name for Ralls Janet, a variety of eating apple raised in Amherst County in Virginia by Mr Caleb Ralls some time around 1800. It is thought it might have been a French apple called Genet brought to the United States for Thomas Jefferson, and the name be a corruption of Genet. This late-season variety is harvested from early October and is at its best from January to May.
