Inspired by Julie Goodwin's first adventure with the old fashioned fruit, the quince I decided to source some and have a go at making quince paste. I always have Maggie Beer's Quince Paste in my fridge, love it with any good cheese, especially Camembert. Julie's hints and tips are great but I worked with what I had. I did my initial cooking of the quinces in my pressure cooker, I added the cores sewn into a muslin bag at this stage to get the most of the pectin which is said to be around the seeds. I made one mistake, I added too much water, forgetting that a pressure cooker doesn't need as much as tradtitonal pot boiling. I don't own a slow cooker so used my electric wok for the reducing stage, I had to stand and stir which very tedious and tiring. Maybe I got too carried away, I think my finished paste is a bit fruit leather like, not sure how easy it will be to cut and spread with cheese and biscuits. It tastes beautiful and the colour is fantastic.
