Quinces

Every once in a while, on this culinary journey of mine, the chance
of a new little adventure comes along. Why I ask myself have I
never cooked quinces before? I first basked in their beautiful,
pineapple-ish scent and yellow-ness.

Before poaching them in syrup with a vanilla bean. I waited
for the fabled, magical change of colour and then it
came ~ peachy pink with an aroma that fits somewhere in my
childhood. They were of course eaten warm, with ice-cream.
So now I too can claim to cook quinces.
Runcible spoon anyone??