"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
Franz Heymann wrote:

"GoldDustRhiannon" wrote in message
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I've inherited a quince and I want to make wine from the fruit but how
can
I
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).

No, I am thinking of real old fashioned quinces. The orchard in my parental
home had a number, and my school had a hedge of them. The latter served the
additional purpose of providing the canes for chastisement. Both groupd
were intensely sour to the taste.

Having said that, quinces make superb jams and jellies.

Franz