
Nick Routledge@nick_routledge
RT @nick_routledge: @HaddenTurner It seems far more pears than apples carry names conveying a religious note. Indeed, 'Williams' Bon Chrétien', renamed 'Bartlett' in the States, is the world's most popular pear. Apples, however, dominate Christian legends and narratives, even to this day. On that note, a story...

Nick Routledge@nick_routledge · 23 Oct 2024
@MadsDavies @Multitudeofvoyc How fascinating! Thank you, Madeline. Along tangential lines, I thought perhaps you might enjoy this video portrait of an ancient British apple variety with a mythic Christian cast, now brought to Earth in America's Pacific Northwest. Now, with a wassailing carol to go with!
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