Shared British quinces
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Les Jardins d'ici
The wonders of growing, eating and sharing fruit
‘I found these quinces in a bag on someone’s front lawn on the outskirts of Seaford.’, did she write. I have quince sharing stories too, and a dream to tell about.
Beyond a comparative tasting between figs picked in Wimbledon and figs purchased in the trade, we look at the pleasures of eating and the dislikes for waste as grounds for a better use of local fruit.
Using windfalls at the end of the harvesting season is like desperately trying to save what shouldn’t have been lost in the first place.
I have just made a kilo of apple puree to start the process I engaged on streetlife.com this morning to save apples in the Southfields area and hopefully beyond.
The comparative test we carried out at the Wimbledon Common Stables Open Day in September provided us with cheerful evidence of taste bud satisfaction.