Fruit preserves with lemon, lime, orange, or raspberry. The basic ingredients are beaten egg yolks, sugar, fruit juice and zest which are gently cooked together until thick and then allowed to cool, forming a soft, smooth, intensely flavored spread. Some recipes also include egg whites or butter. Although the FDA has "Requirements for Specific Standardized Fruit Butters, Jellies, Preserves, and Related Products", there is no specification of the meaning of the term Fruit spread. Although some assert it refers to a jam or preserve with no added sugar, there are many "fruit spreads" by leading manufacturers that do contain added sugar. This
Fruit soup Fruit soup Fruit soup is a soup prepared using fruit as a primary ingredient, and may be served warm or cold depending on the recipe. Some fruit soups use several varieties of fruit, and alcoholic beverages such as rum, sherry and kirsch (a fruit brandy) may be used. Fruit soup is sometimes served as a dessert. Many recipes are for cold soups served when fruit is in season during warm weather. Some, like Norwegian "fruktsuppe", may be served warm or cold, and rely on dried fruit, such as dried prunes, apricots and raisins, thus being able to be prepared in