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What is a Quince?

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Trying2Save_3
Trying2Save_3 Posts: 266 Forumite
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I was told that the 'apple' that grows on a Japonica is a quince. Does anyone know if this is correct as I have one growing in my garden? :confused:
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  • Sarahsaver
    Sarahsaver Posts: 8,390 Forumite
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    looks like a pear but is as hard as a brick
    you get quince jam, jelly etc commonly in france and spain
    its a VERY old style english thing but as a fruit you cannot eat it straight off the tree, you have to cook it.
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  • Jolaaled
    Jolaaled Posts: 1,061 Forumite
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    There's some info on this website

    http://www.historicfood.com/Quinces%20Recipe.htm

    but it also says that there's traces of cyanide in them too..so prob best go easy!!
  • Trying2Save_3
    Trying2Save_3 Posts: 266 Forumite
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    Sarahsaver, the fruit last year was round, not pear shaped and from memory I think it was green and sort of speckled. Doesn't sound as though it is a quince does it?

    Jolaaled, loved the website, absolutely fascinating - thanks.
  • squeaky
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    Mine look like the second and the fourth pictures of the first row Here
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  • Queenie
    Queenie Posts: 8,793 Forumite
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    squeaky wrote:
    Mine look like the second and the fourth pictures of the first row Here

    Your fruit looked like ... :eek: Brides!!????? :confused: :rotfl:

    Time I went to bed methinks :o
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  • squeaky
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    I just checked it. Works fine for me. Quinces.

    Anyone else having problems with the link?
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  • apprentice_tycoon
    apprentice_tycoon Posts: 3,300 Forumite
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    I have a recipe for quince preserve...I have absolutely no idea what it's like, it's from a city gardening book...Urban Eden by Adam and James Caplin

    Quinces
    Sugar

    wash the quinces and quarter them to remve the cores but do not peel
    cut into chunck and steam till soft
    weigh the cooked quinces and put aside the same amount of sugar
    puree the quince in a blender then add the sugar
    cook the sweetened pulp in a saucepan until it's deep orange and starts to come away from the sides of the pan when stirred
    line a baking tray with greaseproof paper and pour the pulp into the tray to a depth of 1/4" - 2"
    put in a cooling oven (after cooking something else) till dry
    when dry cut into squares, store in an airtight tin and consume within 2 weeks
  • Debt_Free_Chick
    Debt_Free_Chick Posts: 13,276 Forumite
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    Trying2Save wrote:
    I was told that the 'apple' that grows on a Japonica is a quince. Does anyone know if this is correct as I have one growing in my garden? :confused:

    Are you sure you have a culinary quince (edible) and not an ornamental quince (inedible)?

    :confused:
    Warning ..... I'm a peri-menopausal axe-wielding maniac ;)
  • Queenie
    Queenie Posts: 8,793 Forumite
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    squeaky wrote:
    I just checked it. Works fine for me. Quinces.

    Anyone else having problems with the link?

    Worked fine for me too - but the first two pictures on the 2nd row were of brides ... I was having a little joke. Apologies.
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  • Kippsy
    Kippsy Posts: 259 Forumite
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    :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

    Queenie, your brides made me laugh! Re-checked the link and saw the brides
    ah bless me, I do think tho that search engines have their own wierd sense of humour!
    oooh look only about 220 posts and I got round to doing my Avatar already!!
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