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Conserves consist of a combination of two or more fruits.

From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes

Conserves of Lavender were much used in the time of Gerard, and desserts may be most pleasantly brought to the table on a service of Lavender spikes.

From Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure by Fernie, William Thomas

Conserves consist of a combination of several fruits.

From Every Step in Canning by Gray, Grace Viall

Conserves, in whom—potted, for grandmamma uses— 'Twould puzzle a sunbeam to find any juices.

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael

The Cordial which we call Plague-water, compos’d of Aromatick Herbs, has been used with Success, as has also been Conserves of Rhue, &c. and the Use of Garlick in the Amiens Distemper, particularly, is remarkable.

From The Plague at Marseilles Consider'd by Bradley, Richard