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--- In nafex@y..., Thomas Olenio <tolenio@s...> wrote:

I see in places offer Quince trees and Flowering Quince.  These seem 
to be different family of plants.  Do you know what the differences 
are in the fruit?

Also, I recently tryed a quince from the grocery store. I was mildly 
disappointed.  Raw- It seem to be hard very dry apple (kind of Granny 
smithish in taste) I didnt seem to have the fragrance or the lemony or 
spicy flavor I read it should have.  I tryed one baked with some nuts 
and honey.  It was good, but It didnt seem to be any different than an 
apple...a pretty good apple, but an apple all the same. I read that ti 
was also supposed to turn pink and the favor differance enhanced.

What are they like you?



> Hi,
> 
> Quince is an undertated fruit.  Not really accepted as it is not 
eaten off
> the tree, you need to cook it first.  In our fast food world you can 
see
> how it would be overlooked.
> 
> They are very popular in Europe, same as currants.
> 
> The quice is a low care tree too.
> 
> --
> Thomas Olenio
> Ontario, Hardiness Zone 6a
> 
> On Mon, 19 Feb 2001, Debby Williams wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I want to put in a good word for the quince - my mother makes a 
crabapple quince jelly that is
> > very good.  I had one quince tree in my yard at a rental house and 
that was all that was needed
> > to supply plenty of them for the jelly. The tree just grew - I 
didn't do anything to help it
> > along and got very large fruit.
> > 
> > --
> > Debby Williams
> > Author of Fruit and Urban Kitchen Gardening e-zines at:
> > http://wz.com/homegarden/GardensPlants.html
> > Regional Advisor at http://www.thevegetablepatch.com/
> > Oakland County, Michigan USA;USDA Hardiness Zones 5b/6a
> > 
> > >
> > >    Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2001 23:39:37 -0000
> > >    From: lostman_amiga@y...
> > > Subject: Re: an good idea.....maybe
> > >
> > > --- In nafex@y..., Ginda Fisher <ginda@c...> wrote:
> > > > I'd recommend fig over quince.  Everyone I know who's grown 
fig, or
> > > > lived near fig has raved about fresh fig, which is otherwise
> > > > unavailable.  The only person I know who grew quince dug it 
out because
> > > > he decided it wasn't worth eating.  I'm sure there are some 
quince fans
> > > > on this list, and the trees can be very pretty, but still. . 
.I'd give
> > > > the fig a try.
> > >
> > > Im leaning toward a fig too. They are worry free and tasty.  I 
havent
> > > tasted a quince yet.  They are supposed to be like hard apples? 
I might
> > > contact the quince expert and ask a few questions before I 
plant.
> > > > Ginda
> > > > eastern Mass., zone 6
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> >


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