To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Quince clafoutis ,grit cells
Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 07:50:18 -0600
I was wondering about the grit cell thing. I have a young asian pear
(Chojuro) maybe 5-6 years old. Last year there were no grit cells &
this year every fruit seems to have a few...
~mIEKAL
On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 7:31 AM, Kieran &/or Donna
<holycow@frontiernet.net> wrote:
> I think quince can have grit cells, and that like in pears they can be
> related to variety, how they grew and when they were picked. I picked some
> quinces in S. Ga that I never could stew soft, but the ones I picked here in
> TN were very nice and grit free. Donna
> _________________________________