American Southern

Quince Marmalade

Name: Quince Marmalade
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 16 servings
Ingredients: 1 each quinces; 1 lb brown sugar; 1 each water

Historic recipe from Malinda Russell's 1866 cookbook "A Domestic Cook Book". Page 31. One of the earliest known cookbooks by an African American author.

20 minPrep Time

60 minCook Time

16Servings

mediumDifficulty

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Ingredients

1 each quinces
1 lb brown sugar
1 each water

Instructions

1
Rub the quinces with a cloth, cut in quarters; stew them in a little water till tender enough to rub through a sieve.
2
When strained, put a lb of brown sugar to a lb of flour; set it on the fire, and cook slowly until enough to cut smooth.

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