Tettenhall Dick (Pyrus Communis) - The Pear of Pears
It eats well - so many say
cooks exquisitely
juices nicely and makes good Perry or wine
It also broke windows ... sh sh ... (small boys are not a new invention!!)
Pears are hard when they come from the tree and have to be kept to ripen and soften.
This important biological fact gave rise to the childrens chant
The tree grows well - fruits every year -
is self fertile and has beautiful white blossom in the spring
An Apple a day keeps the doctor away ... who knows what a Pear could do.
Tettenhall Dick Pears have been a part of Black Country life for more than 500 years, they began life at Perton and have formed part of the Heraldic device of the Perton family since the 14th Century.
They are a very small pear never much more than 2" long which is typical in perry pears in Gloucestershire. But Tettenhall Dicks are a multi-purpose pear and they were planted in their thousands right across the Black Country from Bridgnorth to Cannock and were part of the fabric,of everyones life. Some find them rather dry when eaten as a raw pear which they are when compared to a Cornice or Williams but they were sold on street corners to children for twopence or sixpence a capful and eaten with relish. When bottled they are delicious and a serious gourmet food.
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