[Sca-cooks] Quinces

[Maggie MacDonald]

At 11:17 AM 8/20/2003,Melanie Unruh-Bays said something like:
>Imagine my surprise then when I find quinces at the supermarket last night!
>Yes, they are still somewhat hard, but if I purchase them this weekend
>(they're $1.99 each, so I need to wait until payday) will they ripen in the
>space of two weeks? What if I put them in a paper bag with some bananas? Any
>other suggestions? Having actually found them, I really hate to not be able
>to use them.
>
>Eirene

Quinces don't really soften up. Are these quinces actively green looking? 
Do they smell really nice ??

Good luck!
Maggie MacD.