Grate or finely chop the two whole quinces, peel and seeds included and place in 2 quart jar. Add vodka and sugar and seal the jar. Shake the jar well, and place in a room temerature place. I keep mine in the pantry off the side of the kitchen. Then, every other day for two weeks, shake the jar well. Then after that, shake the jar once a week for the next month. Then, strain and filter the liquid. This process gets a good quince flavour, and the colour can be a nice sunset shade, depending on the quince. My family has been doing this in France for generations. I use it as a nice after dinner drink, or to use to cook with pork.
| Units of
measurement (unless stated otherwise) |
|
| 1 cup = 8 ounces =
236ml |
1 quart = 32 ounces =
944ml |
| 1 tbsp (tablespoon) =
1/2 ounce = 15ml |
1 fifth = 25.6 ounces = 750ml |
| 1 tsp (teaspoon) =
1/6 ounce = 5ml |
1 pint = 16 ounces =
472ml |