See what you think of my new religion - Cydre

Hi all. I've decided to start my own religion. Here's the first draft of my scripture. See what you think:

 

A couple of good contributions there, excellent

I read a lot about celtic folklore a few years ago, when I had decided to learn about all the major religions and belief systems of the world. I found the celtic stuff most interesting, and it feature a lot about apple trees and the ritual of wassailing (not sure that's a word but you know what I mean).

Then funnily enough, just after I'd learned the word wassail and its meaning, by chance I stumbled upon a documentary on telly about the ritual. In the version they followed, there was the procession as described in Marley's post, but the key ingredient in the wassail brew was cider that had been deliberately left exposed to the air until it went bad.

They all marched off to the orchard, sing and dancing and making as much noise as possible. They arrived at the king tree (the most mature apple tree in the orchard) and basically attacked it with sticks while chucking the wassail brew all around the bottom of the trunk. The purpose of this was to scare off evil spirits that would harm the tree or curse its crop.

The thing that immediately struck me was that although this tradition is many hundreds, if not thousands of years old, and predates modern horticultural knowledge, in effect they were putting a home made pesticide around the tree, and dislodging those flightless moths that specifically affect apple trees, nipping the buds out and preventing them from setting fruit.

 

That thought went through my mind too dave, that and you wouldn't want to waste good Cider

 

deleted drunken silliness.

 

I agreed with what you said before you deleted it Dave

If the French knew how to grow apples they wouldn't try to sell us French Golden "Delicious":DOH: Taste like a wet sock out of the laundry basket to me.

 

`Fess up Ziggy, how many wet socks have you tried? I like Golden Delicious, but not as much as the old Pink Lady. Now THAT is a tasty apple.

 

The French probably dont eat golden delicious, they send em all over here.

We buy any old rubbish if the price is right and they know it.

 

You've not been to the same sort of parties that I have then

 

according to the French masons i've worked with, the French have never heard of "Le Piador" let alone adored it.

 

As a child I loved Worcester apples, whatever happened to those?.....don't see them anymore!

 

Apple - Worcester Pearmain - tasting notes, where to buy fruit and trees