Poached Quinces with Whipped Cream

Description
Serves 6

Ingredients

 * 1½ cups sugar
 * 2 cups water
 * 2 lemon slices
 * 3 cloves
 * 3 large quinces, peeled but with skins reserved, cored, and halved
 * 2 teaspoons rosewater
 * 1½ cups thickly whipped cream

Directions

 * 1) Place the sugar and water in a large heavy pot and bring to a boil over high heat.
 * 2) Stir constantly until the sugar completely dissolves, 2 to 3 minutes.
 * 3) Add the lemon slices, cloves, the reserved quince skins, and the quinces, turning them to coat with the syrup.
 * 4) Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, turning the quinces occasionally, until they are tender, 35 to 40 minutes.
 * 5) Remove the lemon slices, cloves, and quince skins.
 * 6) Stir in the rosewater and allow the quinces to cool to room temperature in the syrup.
 * 7) To serve, place a quince half on each of six dessert plates.
 * 8) Spoon some syrup over each quince half and top with whipped cream.
 * 9) If you are serving the quinces the next day and find that the syrup thickens too much, just reheat the fruit and syrup slowly and let cool.