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The Williams' bon chrétien pear, commonly called the Williams pear, or the Bartlett pear in the United States and Canada, is a cultivar (cultivated variety) of the species Pyrus communis, commonly known as the European pear. The fruit has a bell shape, considered the traditional pear shape in the west, and its green skin turns yellow upon ...
Over 3000 cultivars of the pear are known. [1] The following is a list of the more common and important cultivars, with the year and place of origin (where documented) and an indication of whether the pears are for cooking, eating, canning, drying or making perry.
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Fermented pear juice is called perry or pear cider and is made in a way that is similar to how cider is made from apples. [5] [10] Perry can be distilled to produce an eau de vie de poire, a colorless, unsweetened fruit brandy. [61] Pear purée is used to manufacture snack foods such as Fruit by the Foot and Fruit Roll-Ups. [62] [63] [64]
Bosc Pear, from The Pears of New York (1921) by Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick [1] The Beurré Bosc or Bosc is a cultivar of the European pear (Pyrus communis), originally from France or Belgium. Also known as the Kaiser, it is grown in Europe, Australia, British Columbia and Ontario, Canada, and the U.S. states of California, Washington, and Oregon.
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Color chips or color samples from a plastic pellet manufacturer that enables customers to evaluate the color range as molded objects to see final effects. A color chart or color reference card is a flat, physical object that has many different color samples present. They can be available as a single-page chart, or in the form of swatchbooks or ...