Ingredients

• Wipe the furry coat of each quince clean and rinse them.
• Slice the quinces into quarters to make them easier to handle.
• Peel and core each piece and cut into small cubes.
• Have ready a bowl of cold water with a little lemon juice and drop them in to prevent discoloring.
• Strain them and measure the quantity of fruit. For every 2 cups of quinces you need 1 cup of caster sugar.
• Put them into a saucepan, sprinkle sugar on top, add 4 tablespoons of water and simmer without stirring for 20 minutes, half- covered.
• Add a teaspoon of lemon juice. At this stage people in Greece add a little bunch of an aromatic plant called ambaroriza - a kind of rose or lemon geranium - or 4 drops of vanilla and slithers of flaked almonds.
• Stir and boil uncovered at a steady pace for a further 12 minutes in order to set it.
• Skim with a slotted spoon.
• Test for setting by dropping a little liquid onto a cold saucer and if it forms a skin on top and does not run it is ready. Let it cool, then bottle in sterilized jars.

Instructions

• Wipe the furry coat of each quince clean and rinse them.
• Slice the quinces into quarters to make them easier to handle.
• Peel and core each piece and cut into small cubes.
• Have ready a bowl of cold water with a little lemon juice and drop them in to prevent discoloring.
• Strain them and measure the quantity of fruit. For every 2 cups of quinces you need 1 cup of caster sugar.
• Put them into a saucepan, sprinkle sugar on top, add 4 tablespoons of water and simmer without stirring for 20 minutes, half- covered.
• Add a teaspoon of lemon juice. At this stage people in Greece add a little bunch of an aromatic plant called ambaroriza - a kind of rose or lemon geranium - or 4 drops of vanilla and slithers of flaked almonds.
• Stir and boil uncovered at a steady pace for a further 12 minutes in order to set it.
• Skim with a slotted spoon.
• Test for setting by dropping a little liquid onto a cold saucer and if it forms a skin on top and does not run it is ready. Let it cool, then bottle in sterilized jars.