What’s Happening at Q&A?

Limited-run Organic Red Currant Jam!

Organic Red Currants

We here at Quince and Apple are part of an online food boutique called Foodzie, kind of like Etsy but for food! They feature small, artisan producers from all over the country who are building sustainable, high-quality food businesses. Foodzie is a great place to shop for gifts for friends and to find little producers you wouldn’t stumble across otherwise. My personal favorite thing I’ve found so far are these ladybug chocolates. Tell me they … Read more »

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Figs and Black Tea – 77 Square’s latest obsession!

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Calling our Figs and Black Tea preserves “ambrosial”, 77 Square, Madison’s weekly Arts and Entertainment rag, features us in this week’s “Recent Obsessions” column!

Here’s what they say:

“Grilled cheese sandwich as haute cuisine? A heavenly combination — and recent obsession — that combines cheesemaker Brenda Jensen’s brilliant new Bohemian Blue (Hidden Springs Creamery) with locally produced Figs and Black Tea preserves from Quince & Apple raises the bar forever on the lowly cheese sandwich. … Read more »

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Buy 3 Get 1 Free!

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An end of summer special and our first ever sale! Pick out your favorite 4 jars at the store and we’ll send you one of ‘em for free!… Read more »

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Our first national press!

Orange Marmalade with Lemons

Wow! We’re having an exciting day! We just found out about this post on Chow, a national food blog, featuring our Orange Marmalade with Lemons. They say:

“10 Mail-Order Treats: Stuff we want to eat right now.If you want to send a summer indulgence to someone special (or even to yourself), then treat yourself to a look at some of our deliverable favorites.”… Read more »

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Our first press!

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Quince and Apple is featured on dane101.com, Madison’s everything-interesting blog, in an article written by Emily Mills.

“Clare and Matt Stoner Fehsenfeld have a simple—but delicious—idea: Bring fresh preserves to the upper Midwest. And that’s exactly what they’re doing with Quince & Apple, their recently launched small business based right here in Madison.

They’re joining the ever-growing ranks of other young people going to work for themselves and focusing on local, sustainable business models. Matt … Read more »

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Phase 2: Production

Clare and Matt measure

Now that all of our recipes are finalized, we are starting to do production for real. Lots of chopping, mixing and boiling means lots of tasty jars of preserves for you!

I, Matt, do most of the knife work because I’ve got a lot of experience cooking professionally and can make quick work of it. I julienned 15 pounds of shallots on this day to make 60 jars of our Shallot Confit with Red Wine.… Read more »

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Production Part 2 – The Label Party

Graham and Rhea get down to jar level to make sure their labels are straight

Our next door neighbors and friends Graham and Rhea helped us out after we did our initial big prodution run by hosting a little label party at their house.

They helped us put all the labels on the newly made jars, some of which were still hot to the touch from the jarring process!… Read more »

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New recipes and pairings online!

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Hey everyone,

I just wanted to let you know that we’ve got a fun new section up on the site – Recipes and Pairings!

We’ve got a lot of ideas about how to use the preserves beyond what’s suggested on the jar, and some recipes to get you cooking. I’m particularly fond of the Rosemary and Thyme Chevre Cheesecake with Figs and Black Tea Preserves and the Roasted Vegetable Salad with Shallot Confit Dressing.

Enjoy! … Read more »

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In Stores Now!

Q&A preserves stocked at Fromagination

It’s official everyone: we’re launched!
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After weeks of revising labels, tweaking recipes and preparing preserves, Clare and I delivered our first order to Fromagination on Madison’s Capitol Square today.

They’re stocking three flavors, the same ones available online: Figs and Black Tea, Orange Marmalade with Lemons and Shallot Confit with Red Wine. Fromagination is a truly outstanding cheese shop and our preserves should fit in perfectly with their emphasis on top-notch artisan products.

So, … Read more »

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Quince and Apple Go!

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We’re in the final stages of product development and we plan to start turning out preserves May 1!

We’ve been working on Figs and Black Tea – we are drinking tea until it comes out of our ears, trying to find exactly the right blend to go with the figs. It has to be earthy and full and robust but not overpowering. Dark fruit notes. Matt found one that he thinks is the winner yesterday, … Read more »

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