The Mint Needle

I did it! I did it! I really, really did! And boy oh boy am I ECSTATIC about it! After searching the web to find various methods of baking and creating with medlar, I pieced together a few simple steps to come up with this beautiful tart but sweet jam. Everyone that steps foot in this house, gives it a try and is blown away by the taste! I just had to share. Now, not all of the fruit is ripe when picked. Remember, this little guy needs frost to make the pulp turn soft, to be edible. (That's why it's considered a late fall, early winter fruit.) So....first take the fruit that is not soft. Cut off both ends, keeping the skin on, toss them into a cooking pot, (this particular sky blue pot is cast iron - cooks really great, but when you cook with cast iron, remember that the heat does not need to be as high as the recipe may call for.) Next, take your soft fruit and from the papery bud ends, hold it and squeeze all the pulp out. The amount of fruit calls for the equal am...