Who We Are

Hi! We’re Matt and Clare, the founders of Quince and Apple. We make small-batch preserves, carefully hand crafting each jar for your eating pleasure. And when we say hand crafted, we mean that the two of us are actually in the kitchen slicing, dicing and caramelizing until all hours of the night. Matt carefully tests each step of the process, tasting and tweaking to ensure each batch is up to our exacting standards. This artisan-centered approach allows us to always use the highest quality fresh produce, adjusting for the differences in season and variety. Enjoy!!

Why Buy

Chow.com, a national food blog, files us under "stuff we want to eat right now” and dane101.com says, "they're onto something good!" Readymade.com calls our preserves "artisanal and intriguing" and recently featured them in an online gift guide. Most importantly, our customers consistently tell us they love our preserves and they’ve never had anything like them.

Indulge yourself or give a jar as a gift – we’ll hand-write your message on a full-sized notecard.

How to Use

Eat our preserves with eggs and toast, spread on sandwiches, on top of ice cream, mixed into yogurt - or just dig in with a spoon.
Our preserves are naturals on a cheese plate and versatile for cooking. Check out our recipes and pairings for each flavor.
And send us your ideas...you might end up featured on our blog!

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Prestigious Award!

By clare | Published: February 10, 2010

We were honored to discover our inclusion in the grand-prize-winning All-Wisco burger! This delicious burger is topped with Q&A’s Shallot Confit with Red Wine and Carr Valley Billy Blue goat cheese. Mix those tasty treats with Fountain Prairie grass-fed ground beef and a Fayze’s Talame Bun and you got yerself one serious burger. This delectable [...]

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lillyella blog mention!

By clare | Published: November 9, 2009

This nifty lady, who makes some really beautiful pottery, mentioned us on her Slow Food in a Modern Kitchen blog. She also gives some excellent pairing suggestions. Thanks, lillyella!

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New recipes and pairings online!

By matt | Published: June 9, 2009

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 [...]

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