All Summer long we waited for the squash to come to our little fruit and veggie stands. We never did see a zucinni or yellow crook-neck, but finally a few weeks ago we found a pumpkin looking vegetable. It was so hard to cut, that E. Reese got out his hack saw! I baked it in the microwave and made a rice casserole to put inside. As we ate the casserole, we would scrap the edge of the squash to add to the casserole - it was yummy! When E. Reese was doing the dishes - he washed out the squash shell. It was thin and hard and made a really cute little bowl. We are now on the look out for cute little pumpkin/squashes to eat and make into bowls!
So yesterday we see these strange looking big apple type fruits. We bought 2 and I cut into one to make apple muffins with. It was hard to cut and very tart. Luckily we had one of our Georgian young men over (working on the paper work for his mission call!) Akaki knew what it was in Georgian and got on the computer and found the name in English - quince. I have heard of a quince and now I have seen and tasted one. He said that they usually made a compote with them and then he and E Reese went to the kitchen and made it! Below is our next pumpkin victim, a quince, a jar of quince compote (like jam), and some apples and plums.
All Summer long we waited for the squash to come to our little fruit and veggie stands. We never did see a zucinni or yellow crook-neck, but finally a few weeks ago we found a pumpkin looking vegetable. It was so hard to cut, that E. Reese got out his hack saw! I baked it in the microwave and made a rice casserole to put inside. As we ate the casserole, we would scrap the edge of the squash to add to the casserole - it was yummy! When E. Reese was doing the dishes - he washed out the squash shell. It was thin and hard and made a really cute little bowl. We are now on the look out for cute little pumpkin/squashes to eat and make into bowls!
So yesterday we see these strange looking big apple type fruits. We bought 2 and I cut into one to make apple muffins with. It was hard to cut and very tart. Luckily we had one of our Georgian young men over (working on the paper work for his mission call!) Akaki knew what it was in Georgian and got on the computer and found the name in English - quince. I have heard of a quince and now I have seen and tasted one. He said that they usually made a compote with them and then he and E Reese went to the kitchen and made it! Below is our next pumpkin victim, a quince, a jar of quince compote (like jam), and some apples and plums.
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