In article , "david taylor" writes:
| I was not aware of the differences. I've had real quince(non-ornamental in
| pies) as a child, and in later life we we used the fruit from a deep
| crimson cydonia in Chester. I have tasted the fruit from what seems to be
| Chaenomeles which seems to be about the same.
| Memory can play tricks, the but real quince seemed to be less astringent and
| acid when raw.

It is. And less hard.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.