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Quince Liqueur

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Ingredients 7 ingredients

  1. Liqueur
  2. six ounces of bitter almonds
  3. a gill of brandy
  4. Cloves
  5. Quince
  6. Punch
  7. a pound of sugar
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Possible health benefits

General information, not medical advice.

  1. Quince Source of vitamin C

    Source of vitamin C · 15 mg per 100 g, 19% of the reference intake per 100 g

    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of blood vessels.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of bones.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of cartilage.
    11 more authorised claims
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of gums.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of skin.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal collagen formation for the normal function of teeth.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to normal psychological function.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
    • Vitamin C contributes to the regeneration of the reduced form of vitamin E.
    • Vitamin C increases iron absorption.

    Vitamin C, also known as ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble nutrient found in some foods. In the body, it acts as an antioxidant, helping to protect cells from the damage caused by free radicals. NIH fact sheet

    Nutrients per 100 g of “Quinces, raw”, USDA FoodData Central.

Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).

Method

  1. Another delicious potation that will be found of use at all sorts of occasions is quince liqueur.
  2. Grate a sufficient number of quinces to make a quart of juice after it is squeezed through a jelly bag.
  3. With this juice mix a pound of sugar, six ounces of bitter almonds, bruised, a dozen whole cloves and a gill of brandy.
  4. Mix these all well together and set away in a demijohn for ten days at least.
  5. Then strain it through the jelly bag till it is perfectly clear, and bottle for use.
  6. Besides drinking this as a liqueur, you will find that you can vary and improve a number of your recipes for punch by adding just a suspicion of it to them.

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Grater
  • Sieve