I discovered an easy recipe for quince marmalade in one of the magazines I got for Mother's Day. Thanks family and Uncle Visa!
On my daily walk to the mail box I spotted several windfall quinces on our driveway. No, Tuesday craft chums, the quinces were NOT uplifted from the gardens!!
Anyway, quinces are not my favourite fruit... I have disturbing memories of a maiden aunt giving us generous helpings of stewed quinces. Furthermore, we could not leave the table until all was consumed!! Kids of today have it far too easy... Moving on a few years (well decades to be precise), this ugly fruit has become very trendy... Just like Baby Boomers!
So as a homage to my past I decided to use my home economics skills (they have been hiding in a closet for some time) and make some quince marmalade:
- Wash 8 quinces and remove the core and any decayed parts - leave the skin on.
- Put chopped quinces in a large pot, cover with water and simmer for about 50 minutes until tender.
- Pass the fruit through a sieve to remove any rough pieces of skin and any stray pips.
- Mix the pulp and remaining water together and place in a measuring jug (mine made just over 2 cups of pulp). Add the same volume of sugar to the pulp mixture. Return this mixture to the stove.
- Dissolve the sugar by stirring over a medium heat. Simmer (stirring on occasion to prevent the quinces burning) until setting point is reached.
View the next Blog to see the final outcome... but of course in Technology the final outcome does not matter - it is the process you went through that counts, yeah right.
Anyway, I have learnt in the Blog process that if you delete a picture and import it back, the picture will go to the start of the post (after you have published and then edit) - which is not a good look with before and after stories.
Talking of processes - how do I get rid of the underscore above, without deleting the text, when publishing a Blog?
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