[Sca-cooks] quince apple

[Cindy M. Renfrow]

Thanks!  Quinces $0.69/lb at the fruit stand!

Cindy

>Quince carries the latin name Cydonia Rosaceae.
>quince-apple is Cydonia Vulgaris.  Therefore must be two different fruits.
>Yet everything I've been able to find as a description of the fruit
>describes them both exactly the same.  A very hard fuzzy light green to
>pale yellow fruit.  Sounds like you came up with a really good question
>here.
>
>AHHHH!!!! FOUND IT!!!!  They ARE the same!!! :)
>Quince: Cydonia oblonga
>
>Introduction
>
>The quince is now the only member of the genus Cydonia, the three shrubby
>quinces previously included are now classified in Chaenomeles. Quince has
>previously been classified as Pyrus cydonia and Cydonia vulgaris.
>
>This information was found at the website
>
>http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/ansample.html
>
>Hugs!
>Elizabeth
>
>--
>
>On Thu, 15 May 2003 07:40:19
> Cindy M. Renfrow wrote:
>>Hi. Are quinces and quince-apples the same thing?
>>
>>Cindy
>>
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