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Maggie Beer Quince Jam

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Introduction

This is a straightforward recipe for preserving quinces, it ends up a very lovely colour. Maggie Beer's a star when it comes to all things quince!

This is a straightforward recipe for preserving quinces, it ends up a very lovely colour. Maggie Beer's a star when it comes to all things quince!

Ingredients

Serves: 1 jar

Metric Cups
  • 1 kilogram quinces (under-ripe)
  • 1½ litres water
  • 125 millilitres sugar
  • 2 kilograms sugar (extra, approximately)
  • 2⅕ pounds quinces (under-ripe)
  • 2⅝ pints water
  • 4⅖ fluid ounces sugar
  • 4⅖ pounds sugar (extra, approximately)

Method

Maggie Beer Quince Jam is a community recipe submitted by Coby and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

  • Rub and clean quinces well with a rough towel.
  • Cut the bumps from one end so they will sit in a pan.
  • Place the whole quinces in the pan with the water and the half cup of sugar. Put the lid on and boil gently for an hour and a half to two hours, until the quinces are a light pink.
  • Carefully lift the quinces out onto a plate (Maggie suggests using an egg slice) and discard the core.
  • Chop the rest of the quince roughly and return to the juice.
  • Measure pulp and allow one cup of sugar to one cup of pulp.
  • Heat slowly, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then boil rapidly for 20-30 minutes or until jam gels when tested.
  • Rub and clean quinces well with a rough towel.
  • Cut the bumps from one end so they will sit in a pan.
  • Place the whole quinces in the pan with the water and the half cup of sugar. Put the lid on and boil gently for an hour and a half to two hours, until the quinces are a light pink.
  • Carefully lift the quinces out onto a plate (Maggie suggests using an egg slice) and discard the core.
  • Chop the rest of the quince roughly and return to the juice.
  • Measure pulp and allow one cup of sugar to one cup of pulp.
  • Heat slowly, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then boil rapidly for 20-30 minutes or until jam gels when tested.
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    What 1 Other has said

    • Best recipe EVER!! So easy and so DELICIOUS!,,,,

      Posted by Notacook on 15th May 2015
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