Re: Question about Chaenomeles
- Subject: Re: [SG] Question about Chaenomeles
- From: L* K*
- Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2002 09:00:01 -0700
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From: Sugarchile <sugarchile@EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, April 07, 2002 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: [SG] Question about Chaenomeles
> Hmmm.....I seem to be in the minority here! I wonder if this is one of
> those foods like cilantro, where some people love it, and to others it
> tastes like soap. The one time I tried quince, it had definite unpleasant
> undertones. I suppose it could have been that particular batch of
quinces,
> but the specialty orchard I got it from consistently has well-grown fruit.
> I need to go buy some jam and see if I've been unnecessarily harboring a
> prejudice for years. Thanks to all for the good discussion.
>
Did you eat it raw? There is a variety of quince which is good for eating
raw,
but it's really only _good_ if you like bitter/astringent flavors, and most
quinces
are this close to inedible raw. They turn glorious when cooked. They also
change color, from whitish yellow to orange -- when you make jam, jelly or
paste the color is intense, when you make pie it's mild.
Or then again, maybe it could be that you don't like it anyway, if you ate
it cooked.
