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XXIV. 
THE HUFFCAP PEAR. 
So many distinct varieties of the Pear have been con¬ 
founded under this name, in different parts of Herefordshire, 
that it would be difficult to prove, with certainty, which was 
the original: that represented in the Plate, however, seems to 
have much the best pretensions; and it affords Perry of the 
greatest excellence. 
This Pear must have been known to the writers on orchards 
of the 17th century ; though the name does not occur in any 
of them : and it was probably one of the “ Choke Pears,” 
which they state to have abounded in Herefordshire at that 
period. The fruit is excessively harsh and austere; but its 
juice becomes very sweet during the process of grinding; and 
the Fluffcap Perry possesses much strength and richness. In 
flavour also it is esteemed inferior to the Teinton Squash 
alone; and it has the credit of intoxicating more rapidly than 
any other Perry. I have not had an opportunity of ascertain¬ 
ing the specific gravity of the juice, which, I believe, would be 
found at least 1070. 
