Experienced housewives told us what to cook from quince

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Quince is a fruit that is not as common for consumption as other fruits. But in fact, it contains no less vitamin C than citrus fruits, which is why it is called the northern lemon.

In addition, it contains a lot of organic acids and pectin. But not everyone knows what to cook from this sourness.

Details

A win-win option is to dry quince, like apples. However, after that it is only suitable for cooking compote, which is also not bad.

In the meantime, quince is also used to make syrup and jam, marmalade, jam, or simply crushed and mixed with sugar.

How to cook quince jam.

To cook you will need:

• 1 kg of peeled quince;
• 1.5 kg of sugar;
• 1.5 cups of water.

How to cook

The quince is washed, pitted and cut into pieces, which are boiled in water for 10 minutes.

The resulting decoction is left to cook syrup, and the fruit itself is boiled several times for 5 minutes with a break of 4-5 hours.

The finished quince becomes almost transparent after cooking, the jam turns out to be very aromatic, with a sweet and sour taste and beautiful golden-pink color.

The jam is poured hot into sterile jars and rolled up with lids.

Cinnamon, nutmeg or cardamom will be an excellent addition to the jam.

From the fruit, quince is combined with apples, chokeberry or nuts.

Delicious!