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Strange Fruited plant

comments (7) September 29th, 2009 in gallery

isaachuffman isaachuffman, member
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strange fruit, very hard, does not seem like a pear
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What is this strange Fruited plant that is growing in my yard in Olympia WA?

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Comarish59 writes: It looks like a quince. Not a good fruit for eating raw, it is excellent for cooking. It makes a beautiful jelly and great preserves. It is also good cooked with apples or pears. It turns a lovely pink when cooked. I wish I had one. Posted: 1:45 am on December 1st
isaachuffman writes: Thanks! Everyone! a Quince.... now what do do with this crazy fruit?

Isaac Posted: 11:55 am on November 13th
Patertiska writes: Hi,
That is definitely a quince. They grow in curious shapes but generally look similar to knobby apples. To use them it is best to rub the bloom off the skin, peel & core, then poach in water with a little sugar (to taste).
Most varieties of quince will turn pinkish during cooking.
They make a lovely dessert, can be used to replace or bulk our apple sauce.
Enjoy them, I wish I had a quince tree, they are hard to locate here in Western Australia and ridiculously expensive even though the trees are prolific. Posted: 9:33 pm on November 2nd
Patertiska writes: Hi,
That is definitely a quince. They grow in curious shapes but generally look similar to knobby apples. To use them it is best to rub the bloom off the skin, peel & core, then poach in water with a little sugar (to taste).
Most varieties of quince will turn pinkish during cooking.
They make a lovely dessert, can be used to replace or bulk our apple sauce.
Enjoy them, I wish I had a quince tree, they are hard to locate here in Western Australia and ridiculously expensive even though the trees are prolific. Posted: 9:33 pm on November 2nd
2sad writes: The fruit appears to be a quince. The plant is a shrub with multiple stems, flowers in the spring pink to white. My mother and grandmother made jelly out of it. Comman in Europe and Asia. Posted: 4:08 pm on November 2nd
geron1mo writes: This definitely looks like quince, which is a hard pear-like fruit that can be used to make jam. The tree is 5-8 meters tall? Spring blooms white or pink? In the Middle East, the seeds are soaked in water to produce a liquid drunk for sore throat. In Europe, quince trees are grown mixed with apple and other fruit trees. Posted: 12:48 am on October 13th
geron1mo writes: Quince? Posted: 12:40 am on October 13th
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