PERRY. PEARS. 



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College, Dublin, gave the following results : — 



Density of fresh juice ... ... i'o36 



Ditto after 24 hours' exposure to air ... i'039 

 100 parts of juice by weight, yielded of 



Sugar ... ... ... ... 8"58o 



Tannin, Mucilage, Salts, &c. ... ... 3*408 



Water ... ... ... ... 88-012 



"The White Horse Fear" says Dr. Beale, "yields a juice 

 somewhat near the quality of Cyder." It is a favourite Pear in 

 Herefordshire, not so much for its Perry — indeed it is seldom or 

 never used alone for this purpose — as for its cooking qualities. It 

 is an excellent baking pear, somewhat coarse, and rough in flavour, 

 but with a natural deep rich red colour." 



WHITE SQUASH. 



[Syn : Stanton, or Staunton Squash ; Squirt jPear.] 



The history and origin of this Pear is lost. Its synonym of 

 Stanton, or Staunton Squash, may possibly indicate its origm to be 



