SC - Re: quince paste

[Olwen the Odd]

My immediate respose to this cheese and fruit talk sent me to my kitchen and 
served up fat ripe strawberries stuffed with goat cheese. YUM
I was thinking of making a tart or such and maybe adding some pine nuts.
Olwen

>From: Stefan li Rous <stefan at texas.net>
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
>To: SCA-Cooks maillist <SCA-Cooks at ansteorra.org>
>Subject: SC - Re: quince paste
>Date: Tue, 03 Oct 2000 01:23:02 -0500
>
>Vicente replied to me:
> > >However, one item I did find and buy was quince paste! Baron Akim had
> > >brought a big jar of the homemade version to the last Pennsic War. It
> > >was wonderful! I'm still hoping to find fresh quinces in the store this
> > >year. Anyway, I'm looking forward to trying this packaged quince paste.
> > >It says it is pure quince paste, made of just quince and sugar. It is
> > >imported from Spain by Amertrade Internacional Foods, Austin, TX 78764.
> > >Made by: TRAFRUT CANO, S.L., Malaga (Spain) with telephone and fax
> > >numbers given, if anyone wishes email me. The label says "Corazon
> > >del Sol"
> > >
> > >It was $5.49 (US) for 400g/14.1 oz. Somewhat expensive, but from
> > >what others have said, so are quinces.
> >
> > Stefan, you lucky dog.  What you have there is a verifiable, no-foolin 
>food
> > of the Gods.  I don't know how you had it at Pennsic, but "dulce de
> > membrillo" or quince paste is usually eaten with a soft white cheese
> > (mozzarella works wonderfully).  Similar pastes are made of guava and 
>sweet
> > potato (dulce de guayaba or dulce de batata, respectively).  My dad, who 
>was
> > born in Colombia, goes nuts for dulce de guayaba.
>
>Thanks, I'll try it with the white cheese. I'll have to see if it tastes
>better on a well-aged white cheddar or the mozzarella. Seems strange, but
>people mentioned apple pie and cheese here a while back. I think I just
>had it straight out of the jar at Pennsic.
>
>I think this same store had a few guava items and maybe a guava paste
>very similar to the quince paste. Since I was looking more for medieval
>type items or at least things I could recognise I didn't pay it much
>attention.
>
>They also had some canned dolmas, as did another store we looked in.
>I sort of liked the one I tried at Pennsic in the Food Court. I might
>buy a can of these dolmas next time. Anyone have any comments on these
>or have a brand preferance?
>
>They also had lots and lots of different types of olives but I didn't
>spend much time looking there. Maybe next time.
>
>--
>Lord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
>Mark S. Harris             Austin, Texas           stefan at texas.net
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