You know autumn is in the air when the Quince start turning golden and getting fragrant. These are a variety known as Pear Quince, as they are pear shaped. My Mom has an old Quince tree in her garden plot in Berlin so I took some pictures of the nearly ripe fruit. Each year she gathers them and makes Quince Jam or Jelly. It's an old, often forgotten fruit, I have a Quince tree in my garden as well, Apple Quince, which ripen in late October. Sometimes I just pile them in a bowl so their wonderful fragrance scents the air. They are inedible until cooked. Very nice stewed with cloves and cinnamon sticks. I did make a chutney with oranges out of them one year. Very tasty, but labor intensive.
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Quince
You know autumn is in the air when the Quince start turning golden and getting fragrant. These are a variety known as Pear Quince, as they are pear shaped. My Mom has an old Quince tree in her garden plot in Berlin so I took some pictures of the nearly ripe fruit. Each year she gathers them and makes Quince Jam or Jelly. It's an old, often forgotten fruit, I have a Quince tree in my garden as well, Apple Quince, which ripen in late October. Sometimes I just pile them in a bowl so their wonderful fragrance scents the air. They are inedible until cooked. Very nice stewed with cloves and cinnamon sticks. I did make a chutney with oranges out of them one year. Very tasty, but labor intensive.
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Oh yes, my mum used to make qunice jelly, yum.
ReplyDeleteWell you might like my "Blessing of the animals" this week, too :)
Very nice, enjoyed it!! Will visit your blog again.
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