The membrillo just didn't behave. All I can imagine is that there wasn't enough pectin in the fruit - perhaps it wasn't ripe enough. The quince paste has caramelized to a deep dark brown, it tastes great but it's not membrillo. It has the rich, dark, sweet texture of my favorite apple butter from cider mills in Ohio and Michigan -- most apple butter I find these days is just slightly thicker than apple sauce.
Tonight, I heated up a batch and put it into 4 oz jars, and labelled it:
Quince Butter
YIELD:
10 4 oz jars
I'm going heat up the rest of the quince paste and add pectin to see if that helps it out. I still have about 8 cups of quince pulp in the refrigerator and I'm going to add a shitload of pectin to it to make it set very hard. I will have membrillo, dammit!
Monday, September 15, 2008
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I added you :)
I've never tasted quince, believe it or not, but would love to try it out!
Re: your comment on my blog--I wrote a bit of a ramble about SNL in the comments (should have thought to write it here!). Anyway, check it out :)
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