Info needed - quince fruit from my Japonica

[ArtfulAardvark]

I assume it is edible?

How do I ripen it off of the bush as it fell off.

I am hoping to do something alcoholic with it, not enough for jelly.

I can't offer any suggestions but am as I love quince in any form.

Mine all fell off before they ripened but opposite the school there is a bush FULL of lovely ripe quince.

I hate to see fruit that isnt used....the apples from the trees next door just lay on the grass and rot.

If it fell off it probably is ripe. They don't really go like apples or pears, they stay hard. You need to cook it really. Mixed in with apples they make a great crumble, it just adds more flavour.

We make apple and quince jelly - lovely.

Agree with the above that they stay hard. I pick the least damaged ones off the floor as well as strip everything off the bush itself as soon as they start looking more yellow than green. I only had about 4 or 5lbs of quinces last year and it made an absolute stack of jelly!

Jam jam jam! Use a copper pan to get a beautiful jewel colour and add cardamummmmmmmm.

LOL unfortunately not enough to make jam - am going to try quince vodka as they are now turning yellow on the windowsill.

You are so lucky! Roast them or poach them, nice with pork.

Where are you so I can pinch some!?

I have a quince tree in my garden but it's only a year old. Recently moved where my lovely quince tree still lives, prob full of lovely quinces now :(

Ahh its only a bush rather than a tree unfortunately - apparently the tree ones are even nicer!

I have enough to roast too so I will give that a go - does it take long?

If you've got enough to roast you've got enough to do quince and apple jelly. I think we put less than 500g in our last lot. Need to check with OH as he is the jam king.

I used to have a Japonica quince bush and several years running made Nigella's fancy sounding Italian chutney with it. Yummy. Then found out quince from a japonica is not edible. Maybe do some research before you start eating them. I'm still here though...

I have looked about, came to the decision it wasnt but then read elsewhere it was....confused now!!!!!!

33 - I would cook yourself up some more as I am fairly sure they are edible here

They are edible, they're just not as nice as quinces from quince trees.

I put them into apple pies to give them a nice quince flavour.

Grate them (I do mine in the magimix, they are like marble so don't bother skinning / coring etc)

Fill large Kilmer jars a third full of grated quince tamped down. Add approx the same amount of sugar. Top up with gin / vodka / rum.

Shake regularly.

For spiced version add ginger / cloves / whole cinnamon sticks as desired.

It is DELICIOUS

Takes about 2-3 months btw