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preserves

DEFINITIONS OF: preserves

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n fruit preserved by cooking with sugar

Synonyms:
conserve, conserves, preserve
Types:
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apple butter
thick dark spicy puree of apples
chowchow
a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger
jam
preserve of crushed fruit
lemon cheese, lemon curd
a conserve with a thick consistency; made with lemons and butter and eggs and sugar
jelly
a preserve made of the jelled juice of fruit
marmalade
a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
strawberry jam, strawberry preserves
made with strawberries
apple jelly
jelly made from apple juice
grape jelly
jelly made from grape juice
orange marmalade
marmalade made from oranges
Type of:
confiture
preserved or candied fruit
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