QUINCE JAM

My husband came home with this fruit 2 days ago. I ask him what does he call this, as i never seen this before or heard of. He was telling me that when he was young he loves this fruit jam which his mom often made. And he wanted me to make a jam out of it. I was searching and saw this recipe in findon village. This fruit is kinda odd in shape and it has a fragrant smell of lime,pear and apple combination. I find it hard to peel and i need to use my cleaver to cut it into chunks. The flesh turns to light reddish color and the outcome of the color after cooking is dark peach. Its yummy, spread on a buttered toast.




Quince Jam

2 lbs quinces
1-1/2 pints water
2 tbls lemon juice
3 lbs granulated sugar

• peel, core and cut into slices
• in a heavy pan place the fruit slices,water and the lemon juice
• simmer with the lid on until mushy and add more water if it dries up
• add the sugar and stir until dissolved. then boil it rapidly until setting point is reached
• cool and transfer into a sterilized bottle