Membrillo

From this strange looking fruit, quince http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quince....

...and these brilliant and lovely flowers that come along as a harbinger of spring....they grow outside of my granny's house on the Cape - prickly and difficult plants with a strange fruit (though not the way billy h. meant it) It has been years since anyone harvested these plants, since my granny died - may be time to dig out some of her old recipes.

...comes a delicious sweet paste, membrillo (en espanol)...which is great con queso, especialmente manchego o queso azul con nueces. I miss this food!









http://www.thinktag.com/country/recipes/membrillo.htm