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Definition of Conserves
1. Noun. Fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.
Generic synonyms: Confiture
Specialized synonyms: Apple Butter, Chowchow, Jam, Lemon Cheese, Lemon Curd, Jelly, Marmalade
Derivative terms: Conserve, Preserve
Definition of Conserves
1. Noun. (plural of conserve) ¹
2. Verb. (third-person singular of conserve) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Conserves
1. conserve [v] - See also: conserve
Lexicographical Neighbors of Conserves
Literary usage of Conserves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Pharmacy by Edward Parrish (1864)
"OF conserves, CONFECTIONS ... containing medicinal substances suspended in a
semi-solid form by the aid of honey and syrup, are variously termed conserves, ..."
2. Successful Canning and Preserving by Ola Powell (1917)
"Marmalades, jams and conserves should be cooked very rapidly over a hot fire in
order to retain the best flavor and a bright color. ..."
3. A System of Materia Medica and Pharmacy by John Murray (1810)
"T In the Edinburgh Pharmacopoeia there are the following conserves. •;• - ;,.., -.
... conserves ..."
4. Virginia Cookery-book by Mary Stuart Smith (1912)
"conserves of Strawberries. —Kisses.—Peach Chips or conserves.—Peach Leather.—Butter
Taffy.— Cocoa-nut Cones. — First-rate Molasses Candy. ..."
5. The Dessert Book: A Complete Manual from the Best American and Foreign (1872)
"ORAN«E- Fl.OWER AND ROSE conserves. — VIOLET CONSERVE. — JELLY OF FRUIT-JUICE.
MARMALADES OR JAMS ARE mixtures of fruits and sugar reduced to a paste of ..."
6. A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of by Duarte Barbosa (1866)
"GREEN GINGER FOR conserves. In Bengal there is also much ginger of the country
and there they make with it a large quantity of preserves with sugar, ..."
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