Northwest Fishing Reports

Does anyone here have a Quince tree? Im in need of Quince. There are a number of varieties. The vine style quince is not what Im looking for. I will pick the quince for you if you dont use them. Any ammount is worth my time. I'll drive just about anywhere to get some. I use it for my cooking. Quince is High Pectin fruit.

Never heard of it, interesting. Is there another name for it?

Quince is Quince. The Hispanics call it Membrillio. Membrillio is a fruit cheese. I make it with Quince,Mango,Plums,Guava. Its fruit that is cooked then through the food mill,then a very long cooking on a stove for hours on a low heat. Its then mixed with equal parts of sugars cooked for more till very thick and almost all the liquids are gone. Then I transfer it to a greased lined bakeing pyrex and dried at 150 degree oven for a couple hours. You then chill it and slice. Its used in European and most Hispanic countries . Its used to clean your pallet after a hearty meal. Good Stuff. That with a lil Roquefort cheese is excellent. MMMM

Have you tried using Asian Pears? I know they aren't quite the same but they do hold up very well when cooked. In fact I'll be using them in a pear, bean and bacon soup recipe.

I use the Asian Pears in my applesauce. Adds that gritty kinda texture I enjoy. There is very little fruit pectin in pears of anykind. Thats why quince work so well. Asian pears are extremely juicy. They do cook great when making a poached pear. I poach them in a Zinfadel wine or a Reisling. Makes a wonderful dessert.

Nope, Haven't thought about quince in years. My grandmother had a couple of quince shrubs and used to make a jelly out of them. Sort of a yellow/green transparent finished color. We used to throw those heavy fruits at each other as kids. I knocked out one of my older cousins once with a thrown quince. She was a mean one and deserved it

BINGO. I found a tree where the folks were more then happy to help myself. I ended up with over 30 lbs of quince. I picked till I was happy. Sat I boiled it down ran it through a food mill then sugar added and a long cooking process. Its very much like making candy. Prep time and food milling takes the most time.Im now set . Untill next year for my quince.