Quinces are a very valuable fruit. They contain many vitamins, fructose, glucose, as well as a lot of iron and calcium. The fruit are used both raw and for quince compotes, jellies, jams, roasted quinces, in pickles, as a seasoning for meat.
Of course, you can preserve them at home in different ways, but the best is freezing. Only this allows you to fully preserve the vitamins in the fruit.
How to freeze quinces
To freeze quinces, you need the quinces, bags and a freezer. If you have a function in the refrigerator - Express freezing, this is a very useful function, which allows you to very quickly reach a very low temperature for deep freezing food. Then the freezer simply maintains the optimal storage temperature level.
So, the quinces should be washed thoroughly, the moss should be thoroughly removed from the surface. Then leave the quinces to dry, the moisture will prevent it from maintaining its quality in the freezer. If you don't have time, you can wipe the fruit with a soft and clean cotton cloth or kitchen paper.
Then cut the quince into 4 parts and clean it from the seeds. Any rotten parts should also be cut off, freezing does not kill germs, it will only stop them from growing.
Cut the quince into small pieces (cubes or slices), place it on a board in an even thin layer and put it in the freezer for 2 hours. Turn on the setting - Express Freezing if you have one.
After the elapsed time, remove the frozen quince pieces from the board, place them in a bag, tie it tightly and place it into the freezer for storage, until the next harvest. Skipping the initial freezing part won't be a problem either.
You can freeze quinces in portions, for example in plastic boxes or small bags, you can freeze them mixed with other fruit such as pears and apples.
Frozen quinces can be used for compotes, quince pies, purees, for baking, as an addition to cream soups and side dishes and for our favorite autumn quince pastries.
Have a look at what quinces contain, how to store quinces and why we should eat quinces more often.
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