A variety of pale yellow cooking apple with pink blush which was first recorded in 1780, having arisen in Scotland and named after the birthplace of William Drummond, the 16th Century Metaphysical poet. It cooks down to a creamy purée. This mid-season variety is harvested from mid-September in South-East England and is at its best from late September to November.
Hazel grouse. A game bird found in woodlands on hillsides, often perching in trees, especially aspen and birch, in Scandinavia and Baltic countries, the former Yugoslavia and Central and Eastern Europe, as well as mountainous regions of northern Italy and in Northern Asia.
A hazelnut is closely related to the cob nut and filbert nut and they are often mistaken. A cob is roughly spherical to oval, about 15–25 mm (½-1”) long and 10–15 mm in diameter, with an outer fibrous husk surrounding a smooth shell. A filbert is more elongated, being about twice as long as it is round. The nut drops away from the shell when it ripens so that they rattle if you shake them, about 7–8 months after pollination. The kernel of the seed is edible and used raw or roasted, or ground into a paste. The seed has a thin, dark brown skin which is sometimes removed before cooking.
