[1] Fruit pastes, such as quince cheese are popular in Latin American countries, are similar but more highly sweetened and jelled.

They are sold in shallow tins or as wrapped bricks, while fruit butters usually come in wide-mouthed jars and are more common in Central and Eastern Europe.

Depending on the variety of plums and the degree of ripeness of the fruits, the lekvar has a more pronounced sweet or sour taste.

Already ready-made lekvar was packed in ceramic rigs and put them in a heated oven so that a hard skin was formed on the surface.

Then bandaged with a homespun cloth or covered with paper and carried to the attic of the house for storage.