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Category Archives: Sweet preserves
Black Currant–Sausage Pinchos
When I offer samples of fruit pastes at fairs and other public events, people always ask me how to serve them. I tell them about the Spanish custom of eating quince paste with cheese. I say that Middle Easterners often … Continue reading
For the Last Preserves of the Year: The Humble Citron Melon
I first learned about watermelon’s pale-fleshed, seedy ancestor while studying traditional ways of preserving modern watermelon. Why, I wondered, do people bother to make the watermelon’s narrow inner white rind into pickles and sweet preserves when the red flesh and … Continue reading
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Tagged citron melon, Green Deane, melon d"Espagne, Mimi Thorrisson, pie melon, preserves, preserving, Seed Savers Exchange, watermelon
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Pommé: Breton Apple Butter
I first learned of this traditional preserve of Brittany from a travel guide. In our subsequent trip to Brittany, last spring, my family and I searched the grocery stores and gift shops for pommé. Some people we talked with mentioned … Continue reading
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Tagged apple butter, apples, Brittany, cider, preserves, preserving, ramaougerie
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The Kreibich Nectarine Revisited
When I wrote about my first little crop of Kreibich nectarines, about this time last year, my daughter had cut up all the fruits for a tart before I had a chance to play with them. This year the crop … Continue reading
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Tagged cucumber beetles, fruit pickles, jam, Kreibich, leaf curl, nectarines, peaches, pickled nectarines, pickling, preserving
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Delightfully Bitter Marmalade from Seville Oranges
Just as I’d imagined, orange trees lined the streets of Sevilla, Spain, where I found myself for a few hours several winters ago. As I reached for a fruit though, my friend stopped me: The oranges of Sevilla belong to … Continue reading
Posted in Fruits, Preserving science, Sweet preserves
Tagged albedo, bitter orange, David Karp, lemon juice, marmalade, New Seasons Market, pectin, Seville orange, sour orange
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Quince Jelly Candy
Here’s another, rather extravagant way to use the last of the season’s quinces. I devised this recipe because I wanted something similar to quince paste but prettier and more delicate. Quince jelly candy makes a lovely addition to a holiday … Continue reading
A Pretty Way to Serve Quince Paste
Before all of you lucky folks with quince trees use up the last of your 2011 fruits, I want to share this picture from my faithful correspondent Sheila, who lives in the wilds of northwest Connecticut and who was the … Continue reading
Posted in Fruits, Sweet preserves
Tagged quince; fruit; paste; preserving; membrillo
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How to Core a Quince
Around the seed cavity of a quince is a hard core of flesh that tends to stay hard after cooking. When a recipe requires coring a quince, you’ll want to remove all of this hard flesh. Doing so can be … Continue reading
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Tagged corer, food, fruit, kitchen gadgets, Organic Tool Company, peach pitter, pitting spoon, preserving, quince
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