Jesus's brother set up his own pear farm?

[Larry the Lamb]

A new brand of baby food has come into my shop, and its called William Christ Pear(Matthew loves it!)
Just wondering if its an actual type of Pear, and if its named after a real person.?

[natalie]

;) :lol:

[boo]

hmm sounds good.

I did a search and it sounded like it was a business/human name because I couldn't find any info on a pear name.

But then I came across a Williams Christ Pear Brandy.

This is a wonderful, clear, brandy made from fermenting and distilling William Christ pears.

So it must be a named pear, unless of course they are still talking about a name of a man who dabbles in baby food & brandy. ;)

[Larry the Lamb]

Hmmm,baby food & brandy, interesting mix!

[Rich]

There is a Williams pear, the brandy is to help the baby sleep.

[Larry the Lamb]

Matthew can have the pear, I'll have the brandy.....;)

[ItsNotMeWeeping]

A new brand of baby food has come into my shop, and its called William Christ Pear(Matthew loves it!)
Just wondering if its an actual type of Pear, and if its named after a real person.?

I believe the Williams pear is synonymous with the Bartlett pair.

The Bartlett Pear we know today in North America, is the same variety that is called the "Williams" in many other parts of the world. Discovered originally in 1765 by a schoolmaster in England named Mr. Stair, the Bartlett was first referred to as Stair's Pear. A nurseryman named Williams later acquired the variety, and after introducing it to the rest of England, the pear became known as the Williams Pear. It's full name, however, is Williams' Bon Chretien, which translates to "Williams' good Christian."

Source (http://www.usapears.com/pears/varieties_yellow_bartlett.asp?keyword=williams)

So I guess that is where the term Williams Christ comes from!

[Larry the Lamb]

I believe the Williams pear is synonymous with the Bartlett pair.



Source (http://www.usapears.com/pears/varieties_yellow_bartlett.asp?keyword=williams)

So I guess that is where the term Williams Christ comes from!

wow, good info there! I love stuff like this, origins of words and stuff(etymology)
interesting username you have too!