Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A conserve prepared from quinces not entirely ripe. It is stomachic and astringent.
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Some of the preserving recipes are for old favorites—a quince paste called cotignac, for example, was a regular feature of fourteenth-century menus—but new ingredients and recipes predominate.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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Some of the preserving recipes are for old favorites—a quince paste called cotignac, for example, was a regular feature of fourteenth-century menus—but new ingredients and recipes predominate.
Savoring The Past Wheaton Barbara Ketcham 1983
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I call them quince candy but it is known under lots of local names: membrillo, cotignac, kotonjata / sir od dunja to name a few.
make life sweeter! 2009
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