cherry preserves

Red stone-fruit spread

Cherry preserves are a sweet spread made from cherries cooked with sugar, typically containing whole or large pieces of fruit suspended in a soft gel.

Unlike jam, which uses crushed fruit, preserves maintain recognizable fruit chunks.

She spread cherry preserves on her morning toast.

The term covers both sweet and sour cherry varieties.

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spread · morning toast · toast · jar · sweet · homemade · canning · pit · red · stone fruit · compote · orchard · sugar · pectin · breakfast · biscuit · ladling · water bath

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Opposites
preservation state

cherry preservesfresh fruit

flavor profile

cherry preservesmeat paste

Ground flesh spread

liver pâté · anchovy paste · mustard · horseradish · fish paste

fruit type

cherry preserveslemon marmalade

Preserved sour citrus rind

lemon curd

Family

cherry, preserves, cherries, preserve, preserved, preserving, preserver, preservation, preservative

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G