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Lord Suffield
type: Sauce
synonyms: Bishop’s Hero, Lady Suffield, Lady Sutherland, Livesay’s Imperial, Livesley’s Imperial (this is also listed as a synonym for Hollandbury )
identification: Medium tending to large, conic sometime ovate and often angled along the sides. The skin colour is greenish yellow, blushed pale red on the sun exposed face. The eye is medium size and closed, set in a flat and narrow basin which can be lightly ribbed. The stem is short tending to medium length, slender and set in a deep and funnel shaped cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is white, tender and firm. Very juicy and brisk.
uses: Cooks up to a tart, flavourful and frothy saucee.
origins: Manchester UK 1836 HOGG: This was raised by a hand?loom weaver named Thomas Thorpe, of Boardman Lane, Middleton, near Manchester, and was first let out in 1836 or 1837. It was called Lord Suffie account of that nobleman being at the time Lord of the Manor of Middleton Raised by Thomas Thorpe, a Weaver, from Middleton, near Manchester, England. It was first distributed in about 1836.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading tree. Fruit develops on spurs. Produces heavy crops. Does not do well in wet climates.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months.
cold storage weeks: 8
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