soft fruit is a rarity, although it may be grown on a commercial basis where the soil is less acid. Pen Called is a traditional apple variety from Ceredigion which is a good variety for cider production. It has a full, sharp taste and is low in tannin. It can also be used as a late-season cooking apple. Pren Glas is an apple variety from the St Dogmaels area. It is an early-season eating apple. Both apples are available from commercial growers. Like elsewhere in the country, Welsh apples and fruit varieties may await rediscovery and a full assessment of traditional Welsh horticultural biodiversity remains to be undertaken. Wild fruit is also collected, including blackberry (mwyar), whinberry (llus), wild raspberry (afan) and wild cranberry, which can be found growing in the boggier uplands of Ceredigion. Gooseberry and rhubarb are also commonly grown in gardens. Fruit tarts, including turnover tarts, were traditionally made on the bakestone without a plate or dish; sugar was only added after the fruit was cooked. This was done by lifting off the pastry lid and then working the sugar into the fruit. Making a tart on the bakestone required skill and the use of a special wooden slice. Organic produce Ceredigion farming traditions go back generations, but the influence of alternative lifestyles has added new ideas and philosophies to traditional ways of life and thus enriched the local community. This means that, in addition to traditional Welsh staples, such as butter and bacon, new foods such as pulses, beans and soya milk have supplemented the diet. In addition, there has been a move away from artificially fertilized farm land to organic pasture, together with a growth in horticulture and an increase in the production of high-quality produce. Drinks Dà Mhìle Distillery is an independent Welsh whiskey distillery established in 2012 with help from the Springbank Distillery. It is based at Glynhynod Farm and is reputed to be the first organic, farmhouse distillery in the UK. The distillery produces organic whiskey and offers guided tours by arrangement. It also produces an organic orange liqueur called Dà Mhile Orange 33. Freeman notes that home-brewed beer is "a legend" in rural Wales, with family recipes being jealously guarded. One farm that now produces beer commercially is Panteg Farm, at Maen-y-groes where Penlon Cottage Brewery offer beer tastings and events. They produce ten types of ales, lagers and stouts using