QUINTESSENTIALLY
Inspiration for seasonal pastimes and making the most of life at home starts here
GOLDEN TREASURE
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Regular readers will recall our columnist Matthew Fort extolling the virtues of the trinity of late autumn and winter fruits – the apple, pear and quince – in our September issue. Golden quince is plump and ready for harvesting from October through to December and makes a welcome addition to crumbles and pies layered in slices with its apple and pear cousins. Quince offers a sweet, fragrant and complex, almost tropical, flavour profile once cooked, elevating a humble Sunday pudding into something sophisticated and unexpected.
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