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conserves

Definitions of conserves
  1. noun
    fruit preserved by cooking with sugar
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    types:
    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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