
Quince
Quince The Quince, the “golden apple”, or “love apple”, is a funny pear shaped greenish-yellow fruit that is related to the apple and the pear. The name quince comes from ancient Cydonia on the island of Crete. The origin of the quince is in the Middle East, around Kashmir. Some say the quince is the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden. An ancient Greek tradition says that a bride will give a quince to her husband. It is a symbol of fertility. The Greeks also believed