Perry (other)
Perry is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented pear juice. Perry may also refer to: People * Perry (given name) * Perry (surname) Places United States * Perry, Arkansas * Perry, Florida * Perry, Georgia * Perry, Illinois * Perry, Iowa * Perry, Kansas * Perry, Louisiana * Perry, Maine * Perry, Michigan * Perry, Missouri * Perry, Nebraska * Perry, New York (other) * Perry, Ohio * Perry, Oklahoma * Perry, Oregon * Perry, South Carolina * Perry, Texas * Perry, Utah * Perry, West Virginia * Perry, Wisconsin * Perry County (other) * Perry Township (other) Other * Perry, Cambridgeshire, England * River Perry, Shropshire, England * Perry, Ontario, Canada * Shire of Perry, a former local government area in Queensland, Australia Ships * , various ships Organisations * Perry (car), by the defunct British car maker Perry Motor Company * Perry Drug Stores, a defunct chain in the United States * Perry & Co., an English pen-maker compa ...
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Perry
Perry, also known as pear cider, is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented pears, traditionally the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. It is also made in parts of South Wales and France, especially Normandy and Anjou, and in Commonwealth countries such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Production Fruit Perry pears are thought to be descended from wild hybrids, known as ''wildings'', between the cultivated pear ''Pyrus communis'' subsp. ''communis'' and the now-rare wild pear ''Pyrus communis'' subsp. ''pyraster''. The cultivated pear ''P. communis'' was brought to northern Europe by the Romans. In the fourth century CE Saint Jerome referred to perry as ''piracium''. Wild pear hybrids were, over time, selected locally for desirable qualities and by the 1800s, many regional varieties had been identified. The majority of perry pear varieties in the UK originate from the counties ...
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