Medlars with Neil Buttery - a podcast by Cassidy Cash

Five times in Shakespeare’s works he refers to a specific plant called a Medlar. InAs You Like It, Rosalind talks about grafting a medlar, Lucio talks about a rotten medlar inMeasure for Measure,Mercutio uses the medlar tree to describe Romeo’s state of mind inRomeo and Julietand the last two references to medlars are found inTimon of Athenswhen Apemantus both presents a medlar for eating, and questions whether someone hates medlars. Whether or not we should hate or love the medlar fruit is the subject of our show today. Our guest this week and author at British Food History.com, Neil Buttery, is in the studio with us to share with us the history of this plant, what it looks and tastes like, as well as what it would have been used for in Shakespeare’s lifetime.Get bonus episodes on Patreon

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