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gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 16 7:42 am Post subject: Japonica / Japanese Quince
Can these be used exactly as the normal quince?

chez

Joined: 13 Aug 2006
Posts: 35935
Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 16 8:15 am Post subject:
I didn't think they could - we have one in the garden and I've been leaving it. I shall be extremely annoyed if someone pops up and says I could have been making quince jelly all these years ...

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 5645
Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 16 9:08 am Post subject:
Are they the ones thst are on a spiky bush and avoutvthe size of plums? If they are my neighbour always used them for making wine...

Pilsbury

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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 16 9:16 am Post subject:
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/ediblethings.net/2013/01/04/jam-and-japonica/amp/ just googled japonica quince and found this seems they are perfectly useful in the kitchen

gil
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 16 9:26 am Post subject:
Yes, I always used them for jelly and wine, though they didn't seem to produce much compared to the other (gone wild) quinces I harvest/forage, and the fruits were quite small.

chez

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Location: The Hive of the Uberbee, Quantock Hills, Somerset

Posted: Wed Oct 12, 16 9:38 am Post subject:
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NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
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Posted: Wed Oct 12, 16 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Japonica / Japanese Quince

gz wrote:

Can these be used exactly as the normal quince?

I've never had a normal quince but a Japanese quince can be used in all sorts of jams, preserves, and I would try it as a sauce/jelly/compote/jus thing as well

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 16 8:52 am Post subject:
I hope to be harvesting in two weeks

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
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Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Thu Oct 13, 16 9:04 am Post subject:
they are flipping hard - so making jelly is the easiest so you dont have to fight with peel and all that.. Whilst you can use them, I dont bother anymore as I dont think they are particularly tasty

gz

Joined: 23 Jan 2009
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Location: Ayrshire, Scotland

Posted: Mon Dec 12, 16 11:52 am Post subject:
I followed that link for the jelly recipe, but left out the tarragon. The jelly is a beautiful colour, nice taste and sets well. I think the next batch will be 50:50 with apples, the taste should still be there, and the colour. Pulp now being sieved for fruit cheese making

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