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Quince are pear-green when unripe. When ripe, they turn gold. Photo courtesy Wikimedia. The tree of knowledge in the Garden of Eden may have been quince, not apple. The book of Genesis does not name the specific type of fruit that Eve picked and shared with Adam. Cultivation of quince may have preceded apple…
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Nuts are healthful and flavorful additions to baked goods and other recipes. But if you don’t use them, they go stale. First, they’ll loose their crispness and get soft. Then, the oils in the nuts will go rancid. Factory-sealed bags have an expiration date, but that only promises that nuts in the unsealed bag will…
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Our favorite Honeycrisp apples, beaming with a wax coating (photo © The Fruit Company). Those shiny, tempting apples are wearing make-up: a layer of wax. Waxing apples (and other fruits and vegetables) not only makes them look better, but it also helps them last longer. All-natural waxes—such as carnauba wax, derived from the…
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