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Definition of Compote
1. Noun. Dessert of stewed or baked fruit.
Definition of Compote
1. n. A preparation of fruit in sirup in such a manner as to preserve its form, either whole, halved, or quartered; as, a compote of pears.
Definition of Compote
1. Noun. A dessert made of fruit cooked in sugary syrup. ¹
2. Noun. A dish used for serving fruit. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compote
1. fruit stewed in syrup [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compote
Literary usage of Compote
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Modern Cookery, in All Its Branches: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1858)
"compote of green apricots.—Wipe the down from a pound of quite young apricots
... compote of red currants.—A quarter-pint of water and five ounces of sugar: ..."
2. The Picayune Creole Cook Book (1922)
"compote of Currants compote de Groseilles. 1 Quart of Currants. ... compote of
Damsons Compute de Prunes. ?i Pound of Sugar. % Cup of Water. ..."
3. The Dessert Book: A Complete Manual from the Best American and Foreign (1872)
"compote OF PEARS A LA PRINCESSE. — compote OF PEARS A LA VICTORIA. ... DIVERSIFIED
compote. THESE are fruits preserved with very little sugar, ..."
4. The Modern Housewife: Or, Ménagère. Comprising Nearly One Thousand Receipts by Alexis Soyer (1851)
"The first thing I wish you to be initiated in is, what is called in France 'compote,'
which may be made almost from any kind of fruits, especially apples, ..."
5. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery: From by Great Britain Court of Chancery, John Scott Eldon (1827)
"(29) The Order directed the Master to compote interest on the balances, which
were from time to time in the hands of the Defendant, the bankrupt, ..."
6. The Complete Confectioner, Pastry-cook, and Baker: Plain and Practical by Eleanor Parkinson (1844)
"Currant compote.—Take the largest currants you can get, either red or white; pick
out the seeds, and throw them into boiling syrup at the large pearl; ..."
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