Quince - a historic fruit

It's easy to become fascinated by quince — both the fruits and the trees with their lovely blossoms. Freshly picked, the fruits are beautiful, but at our latitudes they're hard as stone, and yet they hide a secret. Only when the quinces are cooked does their exceptional flavor emerge.

Quince has a strong, sweet-spicy fruit flavor that's completely its own and hard to describe in words. You should smell and taste them. They're tart and high in vitamin C. Quinces are excellent for jelly, jams, etc., thanks to their naturally high pectin content. Quinces can be used in both savory and sweet cooking.

The healthful compounds were a major reason quince was so popular in earlier times, before modern medicine arrived. This book contains the story of the fascinating quince fruit along with a wide range of recipes.