Quince?

[goodlife]

I don't think Japanese quinces are too bad for preparation wise...I just cut them into 2 or 3 pieces..scrape seeds out and chucke the whole fruit (minus seeds) into pan..cook it until soft..push it through sieve to get smooth puree without skin and cores.
Resulting puree is easy then to use up or freeze until needed.

[goodlife]

[Digeroo]

Maybe my one is different - it is rock hard, cutting it in half is extremely difficult and peeling is more like chipping off bits of wood with a chisel.  But a lovely aromatic smell and taste.  I just like leaving them around, they give off a lovely smell.  It has gorgeous large salmon pink flowers and is for me a sign the spring is really getting on, it is time for sowing a few things.

[chriscross1966]

How about microwave whole, cool and then cut it about? SOrt of a high-power blet...

[Jayb]

Just thought I'd update,
The little Japanese Quince Goodlife sent is flowering  I've been growing it on in a large pot and It's about ready for planting in it's spot.
Fingers crossed for a few fruit this year - thank you 

I did buy a quince tree too, Vranja, from Blackmoor. It's growing well and has a lovely show of flowers this year, though not sure we will get any fruit with the winds we have had the last few days.
Anyway very happy with both types, thanks all for the advice 

Hope your Meeche's is doing well Goodlife.

[goodlife]

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Hope your Meeche's is doing well Goodlife.
Oh yes it is...

I was just about to dig this post up too...

Mine has its first flowers out...and there is plenty on the tree  ..now all I need is to this rain to stop and dry out so bees can do their thing. Would be nice to have one or two fruits to trial this year.
And the garlic water sprays have done their trick..all leaves are spotless.. I just have to make so more and fill up the spray bottle again..its been almost permanent fixture next to my tree and every now and then I give it a go when I happen to notice the bottle. I won't other wise remember to spray if I have to fetch it from some storage place..

About that Japanese quince.... for some curious reason, my bush, from which yours is from, it not willing to set fruit....and yet when it was in flower border in work it fruited its 'socks off'?! I wonder if it is soil thing as mine over here (loamy and not very acid at all) is very different than the soil in work (acid and very sandy). Well..it is pretty thing to see if its not fruiting and where it is, it is not taking up valuable space...maybe it will fruit one day...it is still teeny baby compared what it used to be before I rescued it....it was massive thicket..

[artichoke]

I have made jelly many times with our Chaenomeles bushes (think they were called "Apple Blossom - but they suddenly died a few years ago) and it is slightly sharper than "normal" quince and makes a lovely substitute for red currant jelly with lamb, for example. I have two quince trees, but one way or another have not had much fruit from them, though a neighbour's is very prolific. One tree, quite young, went brown all over last year and dropped any fruit and flowers. It is looking good this year so far.....

[chriscross1966]

Great minds eh?.... I was heading here to report that both my Japanese quinces are flowering away merrily ....

[Jayb]

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Hope your Meeche's is doing well Goodlife.
Oh yes it is...

Excellent 
Good to know the garlic spray is doing the trick.

No worries if it doesn't fruit, I'm happy it's growing and has pretty flowers. Perhaps this will be the year your Japanese quince rewards you 

[Jayb]

I have made jelly many times with our Chaenomeles bushes (think they were called "Apple Blossom - but they suddenly died a few years ago) and it is slightly sharper than "normal" quince and makes a lovely substitute for red currant jelly with lamb, for example. I have two quince trees, but one way or another have not had much fruit from them, though a neighbour's is very prolific. One tree, quite young, went brown all over last year and dropped any fruit and flowers. It is looking good this year so far.....

Sounds great, I love red currant jelly so look forward making some sometime in the future 
I bought a couple of quince to try last year and used them in a pork recipe I found on google, yum yum yum 

[Jayb]

Great minds eh?.... I was heading here to report that both my Japanese quinces are flowering away merrily ....

Yayyy 

[sparrow]

My Vranja blossomed in April and is now back to leaves - I've been told it won't set fruit till it's 5 years old, so I have a couple years to go yet.

But I have a small map of all the japanese hedges in my area - I find they are much more peppery than true quinces.

One thing that I can't recommend highly enough s quince brandy - raw quinces in a jar, topped with a bottle of brandy. Leave for 4 months in the dark. Heaven.

[goodlife]

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w quinces in a jar, topped with a bottle of brandy. Leave for 4 months in the dark. Heaven.

I don't have no idea how that might taste...BUT it sounds nice ..something to think about while I wait my quince to mature and start cropping.