preserves
Fruit cooked with sugar and usually
PECTIN, used as a spread for bread. Preserves differ from
JAM in that the chunks of fruit are medium to large rather than the texture of thick puree. See also
JELLY.
© Copyright Barron's Educational Services, Inc. 1995 based on THE FOOD LOVER'S
COMPANION, 2nd edition, by Sharon Tyler Herbst.
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