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The most popular way to cook a quince is to bake it. Once you have the little beggars baked you can choose from all sorts of ways to serve this culinary delight but, I implore you, don’t try and take a bite from a quince until it’s cooked!
Let me disclose the secret ingredient in my [...]

I saw a quince tree from a train window today. They grew in everyone’s yard when I was a child, next to the lemon tree, as much a part of the landcape as the Hills Hoist.
Where are the quince trees of yesteryear?
If you’re lucky you can see an odd Cydonia oblonga here and [...]

Do not try this at home!
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin may have played games with wild creatures but we all know what happened to him in the end.
The point to remember is we don’t encourage close encounters with crocodiles. They musn’t eat us, but we eat them. With lime juice and rich rosemary sauce.
If [...]