yes, the german name is Quitte, The fruits have a very nice flavour. Making jam is very tedious though. The fruit has sharp hair and cutting the fruit is not a pleasent job. Many people give away thefruits from their garden, because of too much woek it creates. Regards Nalini
----- Original Message ----- From: Gurcharan Singh To: efloraofindia Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 6:15 PM Subject: [efloraofindia:59902] Fruits & Vegetables Week: Cydonia oblonga, the Quince Cydonia oblonga, the Quince, a fruit mostly used in jams and marmalades. The fruits are eaten ofter partial cooking or steaming. Local names Hindi: Bihi Tam: Shimaimathala Tel: Simadanimma Kan: Simedalimbe Kashmir: Bamtsunt -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/
