hi smokeybiker - the fruit will turn yellow as it ripens & can be left on the plant for a while. The fruit is also very hard so takes longer to cook than an apple. You can add quince to apples for apple pie/sauce, it gives an extra flavour & dimension.
Chaenomeles japonica comes in various shades of red, through to white, with both single and double flowers. C. speciosa. moerloosei is a pinkish orange.
The original Marmalade was made from true Quince. The name comes from rthe Portuguese for Quince, Marmelo. The Victorians changed it to Oranges as they are easier to process.
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not long quit that vice myself
it is quince from the Japan.the flowers in spring are pink and the fruit when cooked as a jelly give a lovely scent and rose tint to it.
Quince jelly,lovely with cheese or cold meats............
never made it.....
but have eaten it often,...
hi smokeybiker - the fruit will turn yellow as it ripens & can be left on the plant for a while. The fruit is also very hard so takes longer to cook than an apple. You can add quince to apples for apple pie/sauce, it gives an extra flavour & dimension.
Chaenomeles japonica comes in various shades of red, through to white, with both single and double flowers. C. speciosa. moerloosei is a pinkish orange.
The original Marmalade was made from true Quince. The name comes from rthe Portuguese for Quince, Marmelo. The Victorians changed it to Oranges as they are easier to process.