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K wrote:
Sacha writes
But cook it or make jam from it. The original marmalade was made with
quince

hence the name - marmelo is Portuguese for quince.

The Portuguese still serve quince paste with cheese. It's intensely rich
and sweet - impossible to eat more than a small square

Well, some people can :-) Admittedly, even I can't eat many.

If you make it at home, you don't have to make it AS sweet, though
true quince paste might not keep made that way. Chaenomeles and
damson cheese do, however, and the former has enough acid to taste
sharp even when made with plenty of sugar to keep. It's fine even
several years later.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.