MEAT PASTES

See the article on Potrep anp Devitep Meats. MEDLAR, the roundish, open-topped ws -: fruit of a small tree or shrub, widely é ian grown in Europe but little known here,. 4 which has the unusual characteristic ™ that it is not edible until well past the P ripe stage. The pulp is hard and when ripe, but is tender and of an; < 4) agreeable subacid, rather astringent, 4 Pe flavor when it ‘‘blets,’’ or commences ‘ it. to decay. This is, in natural course, a. 4 the sequence of its touching by frost.: aa: ' For home use, the fruits are generally / om gathered as soon as po ible after the @ \ < frost has nipped them and laid away; ie fe SS): to await bletting in a cool, dry several varieties range from one = = =—-; to 214 inches in diameter. otis tans Medlars are eaten both raw and cooked. The juice of the raw fruit makes an excellent cold drink, and the flesh, cut up, is a pleasing addition to many mixed fruit and other beverages. The ‘‘ Japanese medlar’’ is the Loquat (which see).