Spring-time in the orchard and beautiful blossom buds are about to burst into life. So why is it such a tense and worrying time..?
Tag: quince
Monk’s Modern Medieval Cuisine Makes Quince ‘Connate’
A quick shout out for Christopher Monk’s take on a late fourteenth century quince recipe from The Forme of Cury.
Gervase Markham, on Preserving Quinces in Cider
Here’s an idea for preserving your quince harvest, and maybe making quince flavoured cider at the same time.
A Book of Simples, on Making ‘Quince Cakes’
Here’s an intriguing pair of eighteenth century receipts for quince ‘cakes’ of the boiled, jellied gum-drop variety.
Now Collecting Historical Orchard Recipes
I’ve started putting together an index page of the archive recipes that I’m posting on the site.