# UK And Other Dopers--Medlars.

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 22, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-and-other-dopers-medlars/322874 "2005-09-22T13:30:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 1:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-and-other-dopers-medlars/322874/1 "2005-09-22T13:30:14Z")

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William Shakespeare writes of a fruit called the Medlar, likely native to the British Isles.

I know nothing of it, except that it seems to over-ripen too fast.

What can you tell me of it?

Is it good?  
Is it available in North America?

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**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-and-other-dopers-medlars/322874/2 "2005-09-22T13:37:06Z")

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Second Google result for “medlar fruit”: [http://www.eat-it.com/CareGuides/medlar.html](http://www.eat-it.com/CareGuides/medlar.html)

[Daffy Duck]

You’re pathetic.

[/Daffy Duck] 😉

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2005, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uk-and-other-dopers-medlars/322874/3 "2005-09-22T14:37:14Z")

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> [@dropzone](#):
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> Second Google result for “medlar fruit”: [http://www.eat-it.com/CareGuides/medlar.html](http://www.eat-it.com/CareGuides/medlar.html)

Thank you for the link.

> [@](#):
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> [Daffy Duck]
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> You’re pathetic.
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> [/Daffy Duck] 😉

[Alexander Woolcott]When this becomes witty or charming, please do remind me of it.[/Alexander Woolcott]

:dubious:

Are there any Dopers with person experience of this fruit?