Christine Dabney wrote:
>
> On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 23:25:56 -0700, sf wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 01 Sep 2007 19:55:52 -0600, Christine Dabney
> ><artisan2@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>
> >>What is your expert opinion? We have it out and ready to go....
>
> >Who bought the cheese and how did you happen to have quince paste on
> >hand?
> As I said above, Edrena brought the cheese...she bought it too. ;)
>
> And I remembered something today about quince paste being a typical
> accompaniment to mancheco cheese, so we bought some of that today to
> go with it.
>
> Christine

A little late but:

http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/quincepastemembrillo.htm

Quince Paste (Membrillo)
Quince paste is sweet with a delightfully delicate floral
taste. A common
presentation is to serve 1/4" thick slices of Manchego cheese
with a thin 1/8"
slice of quince paste atop. The sweet fruit is a perfect
complement to the
pungent cheese.