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Quince flower

Quince flower
The flowers of the Quince tree (Cydonia oblonga) are very short lived, but very pretty for a few days! We have one in our garden which produces a lot of fruit, but apart from making a conserve, there isn't much you can do with it ! I think in Alsace it is distilled to make a "liqueur de coing", and I have heard of quince cheese in Spain, but I've tried neither !

Sony A100, Minolta 35-70mm lens, plus x1 dioptre close-up lens. Photofinished in Picasa

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 autofantasia
autofantasia club
Beautifully captured macro! :)
7 years ago.
Mikeinlagardette has replied to autofantasia club
Paul. many thanks for your encouragement!
7 years ago.
 giovanegian
giovanegian
Nice! And the conserve is delicious too! Sifting (straining?) the fruit pulp is a bit tedious though.
7 years ago.
 Mikeinlagardette
Mikeinlagardette
Gianni, molte grazie! Yes, it is good, but there is a limit to how much one can eat !!
A couple of years ago I made a liqueur with some quinces, from a Corsican recipe, - it was called ratafia, but that is a generic name, and used cognac as a base, but I think in Italy you make ratafia with almonds and Montepulciano D'Abruzzo!

Ciao, Mike
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
giovanegian has replied to Mikeinlagardette
Shame on me! I didn't know Abruzzo region ratafia at all, thank you Mike!
I have understand that they make it with amarena cherries and Montepulciano wine, but the aftertaste is of the almond one.
7 years ago. Edited 7 years ago.
 Marie-claire Gallet
Marie-claire Gallet
Simply lovely ***************
7 years ago.
Mikeinlagardette has replied to Marie-claire Gallet
Mille mercies, Marie-claire!
7 years ago.

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