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fondante d'automne...what lang is this?

...and what does it mean...thanks!
i've tried googling it, so i think its a pear....

thanks!
could it possibly have double meanings heres the context it came in if that helps, 'and then he plucked a pear from a branch - we grew fondante d'automne - and sat it in his palm....'

Reply 2

Paeony

Fondante d'automne is/was a kind of pear, I'm not sure if they're grown anymore. I'd imagine they were called that because they had soft flesh, and were 'melting' to eat :smile:

I don't think it has a double meaning, it's just the variety, like Golden Delicious or Granny Smith's in apples.

Reply 3

786_786

oh ok, i get it now thanks! by the way you've made me crave for a jammy dodger!

Reply 4

Paeony

Lol, no problem :smile:

Reply 5

*Fool'sGold*

786_786

thanks!
could it possibly have double meanings heres the context it came in if that helps, 'and then he plucked a pear from a branch - we grew fondante d'automne - and sat it in his palm....'