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

  • 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

  • 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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