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On 8/6/2021 at 8:50 PM, chromedome said:
I'm sorry, but that article is nonsensical. Medlars were common when I was growing up in the 50s and 60s. My grandparents had them growing their large garden.
Medlars are still commonly grown. I saw them in England in 2019. both growing and the fruit one of the supermarkets selling them, although the article says no supermarkets sell them!
Nor were either Shakespeare or Henry VIII 'medieval' as the article states.
45 minutes ago, chromedome said:
I'm sorry, but that article is nonsensical. Medlars were common when I was growing up in the 50s and 60s. My grandparents had them growing their large garden.
Medlars are still commonly grown. I saw them in England in 2019. oth growing and the fruit one of the supermarkets selling them, although the article says no supermarkets sell them!
Nor were either Shakespeare or Henry VIII 'medieval' as the article states.
34 minutes ago, chromedome said:
I'm sorry, but that article is nonsensical. Medlars were common when I was growing up in the 50s and 60s. My grandparents had them growing their large garden.
Medlars are still commonly grown. I saw them in England in 2019. In one of the supermarkets selling them, although the article says no supermarkets sell them!
Nor were either Shakespeare or Henry VIII 'medieval' as the article states.
