Cranberry Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the cranberries
Pick over and wash the cranberries.
Place them in a saucepan with cold water and cover.
Boil for 5 minutes.
Strain the mixture through a sieve.
Add sugar and set
Add sugar and boil for 10 minutes.
Pour into a mold to cool.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Cranberries
- Provide natural pectin and acid, which help the jelly set as it cools.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness, helps the jelly set, and preserves the texture.
The step that matters
Add sugar and boil for 10 minutes. Sugar must dissolve fully and the mixture must boil long enough for the pectin and acid from the cranberries to concentrate. Boiling too briefly leaves the jelly runny, while boiling too long can make it stiff once it cools.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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