[Sca-cooks] Apple or quince???

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Aug 24, 2009, at 6:02 PM, Susan Lin wrote:

> What about persimmon?  I for one had a horrible reaction (I'd say  
> allergic
> reaction but I've been told I'm not allowed to say allergic unless  
> I've been
> diagnosed as such)

Well, you can say it, if you don't mind being silly ;-).

> to eating one once but is it possible it was a persimmon
> and not an apple or a quince.  I wasn't there so I guess I'll never  
> know but
> if it's possible we could throw it into the mix.
>
> -S

Another consideration is that, as with apples, of which there are  
cooking and eating varieties, there are numerous varieties of quinces,  
and some are quite edible raw.

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