How to cook Quince preserve ?
Abu Taybah
روى ابن ماجه في سننه من حديث إسماعيل بن محمد الطلحي ، عن نقيب بن حاجب ، عن أبي سعيد ، عن عبد الملك الزبيري ، عن طلحة بن عبيد الله رضي الله عنه قال دخلت على النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وبيده سفرجلة ، فقال " دونكها يا طلحة ، فإنها تجم الفؤاد " .ورواه النسائي من طريق آخر ، وقال أتيت النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم وهو في جماعة من أصحابه ، وبيده سفرجلة يقلبها ، فلما جلست إليه ، دحا بها إلي ثم قال " دونكها أبا ذر ، فإنها تشد القلب ، وتطيب النفس ، وتذهب بطخاء الصدر " .
Quince preserve (made in honey) is the plumber for heart patients; & it should be available in every house, after date stones & Talbinah, it is the 3rd Cardiologist from Tibb-e-Nabawi.
Talha bin Ubaid Ullah Radi Allaho Anh narrated that I went to Rasullullah Sallallaho Alayhi Wasallam & he had a QUINCE in his hand, Prophet Muhammad Sallallaho Alaihe Wasallam said to me: Take it O Aba Zar, This (Quince) makes the heart strengthen, makes the breath pleasant and relieves (removes) the burden of the chest. (Nesaai)
Ibn Al Qayyam wrote that "When the quince is broiled, it will become softer and milder. When one removes the pips of the quince, stuffs them with honey, dips them in a paste and then broil them under hot ashes, they will become very beneficial. The best way to eat the quince is broiled or cooked in honey."
So here we provide step by step procedure to make Quince preserve in your kitchen.
1. Wash the quince fruits, cut them carefully, they are hard & you need pressure on the knife, be careful to safeguard your fingers.
2. Remove the seeds & do not throw them, Quince seed is an expensive medicine; you may eat them later by boiling in milk.
3. Now take the sliced fruit over the stove, add some water
4. Boil for 45 minutes & the fruit will tender with heat, now smash properly with a wooden spoon.
5. Add honey (for 4 kg Quince, add 1 kg honey).
6. To add a preservative, add 100 ml of pure home-made vinegar.
7. Boil again unless the fruit, honey & vinegar homogenize & you have a beautiful, crimson colored quince preserve.
8. To make it softer; I take the preserve to my blender & apply the pulse for 5 minutes, but it is not necessary.
9. Keep the preserve refrigerated.
That is all; your Quince preserve is ready to repair the damaged heart. تجم الفؤاد means that Quince pleases / strengthens the heart, & opens the coagulation (if available). والطخاء للقلب is meant for darkness, like clouds or a sand storm cover the clear sky which is then un-seen, so Quince will do the same job for the heart, it will remove blockage & the heart will be clear & healthy Insha'Allah.
