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Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Although my apple crop this year has been much reduced by the dry weather, my little quince tree has been more of a success.  The whole crop is probably about 40 good sized quinces and, so far, we have turned some into chutney and are about to produce a load of quince jelly. Last evening we included roast quince wedges with our vegetables and these I can keenly recommend.  I often see quinces for sale at the Turkish groceries on Green Lanes so you don't have to grow your own.

Here are some I picked yesterday and set aside. This lot weighs 3.5 kg and will probably end up as more chutney which is especially delicious:

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For a moment I thought you might be offering us some, lol!

Afraid not Roslyn  The only product I am likely to have too much of this year is hard pears.  They normally fall off the tree all at once around Guy Fawkes night but seem likely to be a bit earlier this time.  Of course, not everyone would have a use for rock hard pears (known I believe as "Wardens") but they make a good base for chutney, they can also be bottled and I also make a kind of fruit molasses from them.

Do they not ever ripen?

They ripen or, at least, they turn more yellow late in the season but they remain quite hard.  They are then sweet enough but if you were to chew a chunk of one you would end up with a mouthful of cardboard.  In other words, they are quite unsuitable for consumption raw.  When boiled they turn pink which darkens the longer the boiling goes on. 

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