From flower to fruit in 5 month: Quince

[cyprusmax47]

It is amazing how quick in Cyprus a fruit is ready for picking within 5 month, from flower to large fruit, here Quince, from a tree which I pruned back quite sharply down to the stem, two years ago.

this was in April this year


the tree is now more than 4 m high..


fruits, ready to pick now and for the next 3 weeks..


for people interested more in the fruit, which is more or less forgotten, here a informative link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quince

I tried a smoothie with Quince, pineapple, plums....and liked it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdnKD83qxdc

Max

[Lofos-5]

Quince is my favourite “confiture” (jam or marmalade- never sure what the difference is in English).

[cyprusmax47]

Andreas, that's what I found in Wiki's page:
The term "marmalade", originally meaning a quince jam, derives from marmelo, the Portuguese word for this fruit.

Get a tree when you are back in Cyprus next, is growing very easy and fast with little water. The second year you would have fruits...

Max

[bromerzz]

The smell of the fresh fruits can be quite overpowering but the taste of Quince Jam is very nice.

[Dominic]

Isn't that what grows down by Pant Man?

[LouiseCastricum]

what is Pant Man ?

[Dominic]

Surely you mean "Who is Pant Man"?

I thought I blogged about him some time ago, but it appears I never got round to it. He appears to have picked up a sidekick recently, so another visit will be in order, especially if the quinces are out.

[Jimgward]

Marmalade is from when a Spanish ship was shipwrecked in Scotland - the oranges washed ashore but were salty, so a lady cooked them with sugar and served the contents to her family. She then remarked to her son “Mair, ma lad?”

Either that or it’s olde French for Mar Malade.....

[Dominic]

And why would she say "Mair, ma lad"? What does it mean?

[PW in Polemi]

Try saying it in a Scottish accent, Dominic. You will then understand. I hope.