1.   I skip sugary jam and sticky liqueurs altogether, and spoon a lightly sweetened fruit compote between layers of an airy, homemade sponge cake.

2.   Spoon into stemmed glasses and garnish each with a spoonful of the reserved sweetened fruit and a spoonful of the sweetened berry juices.

3.   The broiled eel, breaded octopus, grilled salmon with sesame seeds and sweetened fruits were selected from entries in a recipe contest conducted in Japan.

4.   The Cuisinart recipe calls for pureeing sweetened fresh fruit, freezing it, cutting it into chunks and processing it again.