PRESERVED FRUITS.

Press, Volume XLVII, Issue 7747, 30 December 1890, Page 6

PRESERVED FRUITS.

In October last the Royal Horticultural Bodecy held a three days' exhibition of jams and bottled fruits. The Qardenerf Chronicle remarks that it was decidedly a disappointment, and the exhibits very ' lew; out at the same tine, as far as jams and whole bottled fruits are concerned, the purpose of the exhibition will, perhaps, hare been served, as there is a great similarity between the various firms' productions. Amateurs exhibited some carious samples, among the chief of these being those from Mr A. Dean, Bedfont, who, in the absence of fruits proper, has supplied the omissions with preserves of Tomato, Carrot, white Marrow, and Beetroot, the two last being to our mind the most successful; but the Carrot is not to be despised. An " out-of-the-way " product was that of Mr W. Roupell, Harvey Lodge,Streatbam, who contributed a pot of jam made from the Muscat of Alexandria Grape, which was considered to be of good flavour; but It ie, of course, a jam which Is not likely to be made in any quantity, as the demand for the Grapes is too great. Perhaps the most interesting exhibit was made by Messrs Veitch and Sons,' being a collection of syrups, preserved fruits, &c, from Turkey. It is so curious, as showing what an immense variety of preparations can. be mnmuiactured from fruits, that we give it in detail:— Syrups.—Orange, Madella Cheery, Rose, Raspberry, Verjuice (sour Grapes), Strawberry, Mandaria Orange, Pine-apple, Cornel; Tamarind, Isnicola Raspberry, and Grape Treacle. Preserved Fruits;— Aiabian Apricot, Cornel Berries, Orange, JiadellaCherries,Apricot, Quince, Broussa, •Beach. Pear, Apple, White Plum, Citron, Egg Plant, Walnut, Date, Peach, Strawberry, Jujube, Fig, trunes, Raspberry, and Rose. Candied Fruits.—Pear, Apricot, Orange. Persian Fistiks, Almonds, Citron, Dried Fruits. —MeceaJJates.SmymaFears, Arabian Apricots, Manna, Cretan Locust, • Arabian Apricot Paste, Madella Cherries xrotoKutajah, Anatolia. Sweets.—Vanilla, Black Cherry, Rose, Bergamot, Mastik <bandedto guests to he taken by spoon, ■ -with = water ; afterwards). Also - Tomato Paste, and Black Olive*. Besides the . foregoing there .was a collection of several common articles of food offered for sale on barrows in the streets of Constantinople, which in- . eluded baked and unbaked Teblebee, baked nuts, St. John's Bread (John the Baptist's Locust), baked and unbaked Piatacio Nuts, American earth or Butter Nnt, Persia Apricot, baked Pumpkin weds. Sunflower seeds, Stone Pine-seeds —need for kitchen purposes, pastry, &c 'The group of articles of food was particularly interesting and instructive. • Among the trade collections of jams, &c., the largest was that of Messrs T. W. Beach & sons, Ealing road, Brentford, td whom a Silver Knightian Medal was given, and those bottled fruits were an attractive display; and it may be mentioned, that the fruit from Lord Sudeley's fruit farms at Coddington Iβ preserved by this firm, samples ofPiams and othe fruit grown on the estate being shown. Messrs Beach also grow fruit very largely. The chief jams were those made from Strawberries and Raspberries. As regards the last-named, the variety Semper fldelis Is found to be the tnost suitable for jam-making,, on account of its acidity; it also preserves with a splendid rich colour. Several varieties of plums, bottled whole sugar, were shown under name, the following being the varieties:—Bryan•ton's Gage, Sultan, Pond's Seedling, "Warwickshire Gage, Glsborne, Prince Sn&leheart, and Fsrshore, which last finds great favour in the northern counties. Raspberries, red and black currants, Damsons, and green Gooseberries were also shown, ana each appears to preserve wdL

Then axe also an exhibit of foreign fruit preserves, &c, of excellent quality, includiits Mango cnutnee, a very tasty preparation; Tamarinds, and preserved Mango, which, with its beautiful clear yellow colour, and rich acent, was very attractive: but the flavour is somewhat disappointing and fiat. Vanilla essence, together with beans and a living plant, ware shown, and also ripe Mangos ; Guava Jelly, which is afavourite preserve in other countries, was also well shown. There were no exhibits from, the Aue-