A variety of small, bell-shaped chilli ripening from green to red.
A name used in the army for condensed milk; evaporated milk to which a great deal of sugar is added.
A name for French Crab, a green variety of cooking apple with spots of russet which was probably introduced commercially to England from France in the late 18th Century. It has very good keeping properties and cooks down to a sharply flavoured purée. This late-season variety is harvested from mid-October in South-East England and is at its best from December to June the following year.
A high quality, plump, flattish fish with a golden sheen, with an ugly but amiable face. It was first associated with Zeus (giving it is Latin name), then with St Peter, as evidenced by the ‘finger marks’ left by him when he picked it up to remove a coin from its mouth to pay some taxes, and giving many the fish many of its common names involing St Peter. John Dory are coastal fish, found on the coasts of South West Africa, South East Asia, New Zealand, Australia, the coasts of Japan, and on the coasts of Europe. They live near the seabed, living in depths from 5 meters (15 ft) to 360 meters (1200 ft). They are normally solitary.
One of the many names of flat, griddled corn meal cakes. They are made from corn meal and water mixed to a thin pancake batter texture and fried until golden.
