A name for Darcy Spice, a russet eating apple, discovered at The Hall, Tolleshunt D'Arcy in Essex in about 1785 and introduced commercially as Baddow Pippin in 1848 by John Harris of Broomfield, near Chelmsford. It flourishes in the hot, dry summers that are a feature of East Anglia. Properly ripened the fruit is spicily aromatic, sweet and acid at the same time. There is a tradition that this late-season apple is picked on Guy Fawkes Day (Bonfire Night, 5 November), though it is generally picked from late October, is stored and is at its best between January and May.
Bael fruit is the fruit of a tree grown in temple gardens throughout India. It is a close relative of the citrus. The fruit is about the size of, and has the appearance of a greyish-yellow orange with a thin woody rind. The floury pulp is pale orange in colour and has numerous seeds. Dried slices are soaked and boiled and the resulting liquid sweetened and drunk.
A bagel, toasted or not, split and smeared with cream cheese, or butter or some other condiment.
Bagots are an ancient breed of goat, known continuously since the 1380's. The earliest known herd roamed wild in Bagots Park, three miles from Blithfield Hall in Staffordshire, the home of the Bagot family. Details of its history can be found on line (see below). Bagots are medium sized goats with a distinctive colour pattern which, at its best, is entirely black from nose to shoulder and entirely white behind the shoulder. This does nto always breed true and other patterns do emerge. It does not milk well but can be used for meat, though generally it is a more decorative breed.
