Here she is our beauty!

The quince thoroughly wash, cut into quarters, remove core, cut into pieces. And immediately placed in the water, so as not darkened. Add washed and chopped lemon, seedless. Close the lid and cook after boiling for 20-30 minutes. Quinces should be soft, easily punctured with a fork. This is very important, so how do we wipe it through a sieve, and if the quinces think wipe will be very hard. By the way, in the original, brewed with the seeds, or boiled separately and then the broth is boiled marmalade, as the seeds contain a lot generousi substances. It doesn't whisk it with a blender and pass the sauce through a sieve longer, so I went the easy way.

The water is drained and do it with juice or lemonade. Fruit Porirua blender along with the lemon and RUB through a sieve.

Add sugar, mix thoroughly and boil, without the lid. Stirring constantly bring to a boil, diminish the fire and cook, stirring occasionally, for about an hour. Interfere better with a wooden spatula so it does not scratch dishes and a large bottom area is cleared of marmalade. We don't need the jam burn. Now we will focus on the state of the jam.

So, when the jam will start to appear big bubbles and be dangerous to burst, put the pan in the oven heated to 200 gr.

Cooking will be from one hour to three. Interfere every 10-15 minutes

The marmalade will change color, is boiled for about 30 - 50%, it will be easy to fall from the walls. This marmalade is ready for moulding.

You can flatten on a greased baking sheet, or pour into molds. You can also use silicone or

Such as plastic for casting soap. When the marmalade has cooled, it is ready for cutting.

If your marmalade is not quite dry and poorly cut, cover the baking pan with baking paper and leave in a warm place to rise, it may take from a day to 7. My longest was 3 days. Sometimes I turn the sheet with the marmalade, to speed up the process. Ready sliced marmalade remains to issue. For everyday meals just cut to the donation cut out the molds for cookies. Then wrap in plastic wrap or baking paper and store in a cool pantry or in the fridge. Before the gift stored without the decoration, and before the celebration dip them in chopped nuts, sugar, powdered sugar or corn starch - a matter of taste. That's all! It remains to wait for the new year, beautifully packaged, to wrap and present!

A bit of history. Such delicacy is known as in Italy and in England, Portugal, and Spain. But something tells me that the roots of he East. Shaped them in such forms is a Spanish 18th century wood stamp.

And this Italian ceramic. Previously, doctors prescribed this treat instead of medicine. This was the first remedy for constipation and diarrhea ... because quince treats gastrointestinal diseases. Quince also has a beneficial effect on the heart, raises vitality.