[Sca-cooks] quince apple

[Tonya R Stinson]

You know... my mother lives just around the corner from me and has TWO quince trees in her front yard..  I've never done anything with them.  Think I'll have to experiment this year. :)  I'm tired of picking up and tossing rotten fruit..  LOL!

Hugs!
Elizabeth

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On Thu, 15 May 2003 08:43:24
 Cindy M. Renfrow wrote:
>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
>>
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>>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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