amylsacks' photos with the keyword: quince

There's a house down the block which has an outdoor prickly pear cactus. I don't know if they ever harvest the fruit. I'm just impressed that they got it to grow 2'-3' tall in an environment where it rains nine months of the year. :D

"'Traditional' Desserts: Fruit cake, plum pudding, and mincemeat... sumptously [sic] made, as you would make them in your own home if you had our facilities-- fresh fruits in plentiful variety-- brandy spirits [hic!]... months of aging that mellow them and give them a rare bouquet..." Sorry I couldn't give you the whole treatise on appetizers, dinners, and Thanksgiving. Maybe next booklet.