On Sat, 27 Sep 2003, Nick Maclaren wrote:

I've inherited a quince and I want to make wine from the fruit but how can
tell when its ripe?

Quinces are very acid indeed and I wonder if they will make potable wine.

Eh? True quinces are LOW on acid! Perhaps you are thinking of
Chaenomeles (a.k.a. japonica, a.k.a. Japanese quince).

Er, yes! Well, *I* was!

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