Juicing quince is a little tedious because, despite being related to apples and pears, the fruit is very hard and difficult to peel and cut up. However, it is possible to make a tasty and healthy drink by juicing. You don't necessarily need a juicer for this.

Quinces can be boiled for juicing

Juicing quinces

Before preparing the juice, the fruit must first be prepared.

  1. Rub the quinces with a dry cloth to remove the fine, hairy coating that contains bitter substances.
  2. If the fruit is dirty, wash it under running water.
  3. Remove the remains of the flower and the stem.
  4. Quarter the quinces or cut them into thin slices. The core shell is also recycled.
  5. Boil about 1 1/4 liters of water and add some lemon juice so that the quinces do not turn brown. The fruit should be covered with water.
  6. Put the quince pieces in the water and cook them in the closed pot for 60 minutes until soft.
  7. Check from time to time how soft the fruit is already.
  8. Hang a fine sieve over a deep bowl and place a fine cheesecloth in it.
  9. Use a ladle to take the quinces out of the pot and put them in the colander.
  10. Let the whole thing drain and cool.
  11. Squeeze the cooked quinces through the cloth and collect the juice in the saucepan.

If you leave the cooked quinces overnight, the juice will turn a nice light brown color. You can sweeten the fresh quince juice to taste. The juice obtained in this way can be stored in the refrigerator for about four to eight weeks. If you would like to stock up for the winter, you have the option of bottling the juice in sterile swing-top bottles. So that it does not spoil prematurely, the freshly squeezed juice has to be boiled again and then bottled while it is still hot.

Using the pressure cooker

If you have a pressure cooker, cooking the quinces will take less time. The prepared fruits need at most half an hour to soften in the pressure cooker. The cooked fruits are further processed as described above.

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