Here's what you need to know. mescioglu/Getty Images Quince is an ancient fruit that is so old, many people believe it was actually the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden—it’s even older than the ...

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Years ago, I rented an old house in a neighborhood of Victorian architecture. In the yard was a bushy tree that bore the most curious fruit. It was huge, shaped like a traditional pear, but was hard ...

I planted my first quince (Cydonia oblonga) a quarter of a century ago and I wouldn’t be without a tree nearby. There is only a handful of fruit trees I’d grow for their non-edible charms and quince ...

Quince paste is drying in a slow oven. It's taken 18 months to get to this point and the entire venture started as an accident. The recipe used to make it is problematic and the result is proving ...

Take one sniff of a ripe quince and you’ll never forget the aroma: bright and floral, like a tropical vanilla bean with notes of guava, jasmine, and pear. It’s a siren call for chefs and home cooks, ...

Once a favourite in every second country garden, it has in recent decades been banished as a grandma’s plant now not worth the effort. That’s a disgrace. I can’t fathom what people are thinking. For ...