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quetsch, n.|kvɛtʃ, kwɛtʃ|
Also quetsche, † quitch.
[a. G. quetsche, dial. form of zwetsche plum.]
A variety of plum with oval, dark-skinned fruit; also, the liqueur made from plums of this kind. Also attrib.
1839C. McIntosh Orchard & Fruit Garden 327 The German Quitch Plum is dried and preserved in immense quantities. 1842J. C. Loudon Suburban Horticulturist iii. iv. 559 Quetsche... A good bearer, and well adapted for drying. 1860R. Hogg Fruit Man. 251 Quetsche... Fruit medium sized, oval... Skin dark purple... A culinary plum. 1936Bentley & Allen Trent's Last Case xi. 130 His wife was a Lorrainer and responsible for the Quetsch, the liqueur made from her father's plums. 1940[see mirabelle]. 1961Sunday Times 16 July 36/6 Of plums and damsons there will not be a single one, and worst of all there will be no quetsch for jam making. Quetsch jam is one of the very best. 1966P. V. Price France: Food & Wine Guide 51 Two [plums] that may be met with in open tarts are mirabelles..and quetsches. 1969Listener 2 Jan. 31/1 The [Romanian] national drink..is a plum brandy like quetsch or slivovitch. 1975Wood & Crosby Grow it & cook It vi. 234 Quetsche... October. Long oval, black. When stewed has the flavour of Carlsbad plums. 1977M. Jancath Seatag ii. v. 99 A heavy lunch of Quenelles with sauerkraut and..a Quetsch tart. |