David Hare-Scott wrote:
> We made medlar* jelly today.

> I may slice it and eat it with
> cheese, if anybody is interested I will keep you posted.
>
>

My dad made quince jelly every few years, in memory of his
favorite aunt in Portugal. ("Marmelo" is the Portuguese word
for quince and the origin of "marmalade".)

He ate it on crusty bread with a slice of cheese. I remember it as
being very dense, therefore sliceable. I was never impressed with the
flavor.

gloria p

Puester wrote:

> He ate it on crusty bread with a slice of cheese. I remember it as
> being very dense, therefore sliceable.

According to the Time-Life series, "The Good Cook," a sliceable jam is
called a "fruit cheese."

B/

Brian Mailman wrote:
> Puester wrote:
>
>> He ate it on crusty bread with a slice of cheese. I remember it as
>> being very dense, therefore sliceable.
>
> According to the Time-Life series, "The Good Cook," a sliceable jam is
> called a "fruit cheese."
>
> B/


Probably so, but Dad ate bread, quince jelly and old-fashioned Muenster
cheese cut from a big, round orange-coated wheel. (He was a grocer.)

gloria p

Puester wrote:

> Probably so, but Dad ate bread, quince jelly and old-fashioned Muenster
> cheese cut from a big, round orange-coated wheel. (He was a grocer.)
>
> gloria p

I an't say anything about quince jelly as I have never tried it but I
love guava paste or guava jelly with cheddar cheese!!!