[Sca-cooks] Apple or quince???
David Friedman
ddfr at daviddfriedman.com
Mon Aug 24 12:21:05 PDT 2009
>Over the centuries there has been confusion between the apple and
>quince as it has been called the "golden apple." Although it can be
>found still growing wild, during the Middle Ages, Greeks and
>Italians cultivated it and it spread throughout the Mediterranean
>and Europe. Perhaps Paris gave Aphrodite quince and not an apple.
>What about Eve? Was there a quince tree in the Garden of Eden?
I think it has to be something that is good to eat raw, and I don't
believe quince qualifies.
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David/Cariadoc
www.daviddfriedman.com
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