Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Quince crop
Although my apple crop this year has been much reduced by the dry weather, my little quince tree has been more of a success. The whole crop is probably about 40 good sized quinces and, so far, we have turned some into chutney and are about to produce a load of quince jelly. Last evening we included roast quince wedges with our vegetables and these I can keenly recommend. I often see quinces for sale at the Turkish groceries on Green Lanes so you don't have to grow your own.
Here are some I picked yesterday and set aside. This lot weighs 3.5 kg and will probably end up as more chutney which is especially delicious:
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Permalink Reply by Roslyn Byfield on
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For a moment I thought you might be offering us some, lol!
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Permalink Reply by Dick Harris on
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Afraid not Roslyn The only product I am likely to have too much of this year is hard pears. They normally fall off the tree all at once around Guy Fawkes night but seem likely to be a bit earlier this time. Of course, not everyone would have a use for rock hard pears (known I believe as "Wardens") but they make a good base for chutney, they can also be bottled and I also make a kind of fruit molasses from them.
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Do they not ever ripen?
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They ripen or, at least, they turn more yellow late in the season but they remain quite hard. They are then sweet enough but if you were to chew a chunk of one you would end up with a mouthful of cardboard. In other words, they are quite unsuitable for consumption raw. When boiled they turn pink which darkens the longer the boiling goes on.
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