Hedon, Yorkshire Genealogy

England Yorkshire  Yorkshire Parishes A-I  East Riding of Yorkshire  Hedon

Baked Stuffed Apples Source: Dessert - The Grand Finale Active Time: 20 Minutes Total Time: 50 Minutes Serves 6

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INGREDIENTS 2 cups water 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar 2 cinnamon sticks 6 medium-size Granny Smith (or other green) apples 3/4 cup golden raisins 1/2 cup hazelnuts, chopped Grated zest of 1 orange 2 tablespoons brandy 4 tablespoons unsalted butter DIRECTIONS Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine the water and 1 cup of the brown sugar in a saucepan. Stir over low heat to dissolve the sugar. Add the cinnamon sticks and bring to a boil. Boil for 3 minutes. Set aside.

Remove the apple cores without cutting all the way to the bottom. Mix the remaining brown sugar, golden raisins, hazelnuts and orange zest together. Fill each apple with this mixture, so that each is three-fourths full. Drizzle a little brandy into each and dot with butter. Place the apples in a baking dish and pour on the brown sugar syrup. Basting occasionally, bake for 30 minutes, until tender.

Transfer the apples to a serving dish and the syrup to a saucepan. Boil and reduce syrup by one-third. Pour the syrup over the apples and serve.

Recipe reprinted by permission of Weldon Russell. All rights reserved. Nutrition Information Serves 6 - Facts Per Serving: Calories: 457 Fat. Total: 14g Carbohydrates, Total: 86g Cholesterol: 21mg Sodium: 26mg Protein: 2g Fiber: 5g % Cal. from Fat: 28% Fat, Saturated: 0g

Parish History
HEDON, or Heydon (St. Augustine), an incorporated town and a parish, possessing separate jurisdiction, and formerly a representative borough and a market-town, in the union of Sculcoates, locally in the Middle division of the wapentake of Holderness, E. riding of York, 44 miles (E. S. E.) from York, and 179 (N. by E.) from London. There were formerly three churches in the town: of those of St. Nicholas and St. James, only traces of the foundations are visible. Church of England records began in 1864. Here are places of worship for Baptists, Independents, and Wesleyans, and a Roman Catholic chapel.

Civil Registration
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Online Records
Online data content from chapelry registers of Hedon exists at some of the following websites and for the specified ranges of years:

For a full list of all those chapels surrounding Warrington-Padgate Christ Church and comprising the whole ancient parish of Hedon to which it was attached, be certain to see "Church Records" on the HEDON PARISH  page.

To find the names of the neighbouring parishes, use England Jurisdictions 1851. In this site, search for the name of the parish, click on the location "pin", click Options and click List contiguous parishes.

Probate records
Records of wills, administrations, inventories, indexes, etc. were filed by the court with jurisdiction over this parish. Go to Yorkshire Probate Records to find the name of the court having primary jurisdiction. Scroll down in the article to the section Court Jurisdictions by Parish.

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