The pinky-red color of the quince deepens as it cools. Reserve the syrup to use in recipes or a quince spritz. You can also reduce it down into a jelly by boiling it until it reaches 220°F on a ...

It's fabulously fragrant and turns pink when cooked. A quince fruit looks like a pale yellow, bumpy apple, sometimes covered in soft fuzz. When ripe but uncooked, it is solid, hard to slice ...

This dessert defines an exact moment in the season – the end of autumn and the beginning of winter – and I prepare it as soon as the first quince are ripe. However, with its warm and spicy ...

This tarte tatin uses quince, which comes from the same family as the apple and pear. It should not be eaten raw but has a wonderfully fragrant flavour once cooked. Place the quince, caster sugar ...

At Easter one of my mother’s friends arrived with a box of knobbly, fragrant quince he was kindly delivering around the neighbourhood. I was quick to nab a few to bring home. They filled the ...

In the early days of autumn there’s still an abundance of late summer crops. If you have a tree bearing the old fashioned quinces, don’t let them go to waste — this fruit is wonderful in a ...