On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 20:55:10 +0100, "Mungo \"two sheds\" Toadfoot"
wrote:

"BLETTED"!?!?

It's a way of guaranteeing that they'll _never_ be sold in
supermarkets.

Ripe medlars look like durians smell, but taste rather better.
Actually they taste 'orrible, but they cook beautifully. My last batch
were used to coat a roasted Gloucester Old Spot, a bit of a waste as
I'm a veggie.