Cherries, to Dry, with Sugar
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash and stem the cherries.
Place them in a bowl and sprinkle with sugar.
Let the cherries sit until they release their juices.
Dry
Spread the cherries on a drying rack or tray.
Dry them in a cool, dry place until fully dehydrated.
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
- Cherries
- Provide the fruit that is dried, concentrating their flavour as moisture leaves.
- Sugar
- Draws juice out of the cherries and adds sweetness to the dried fruit.
The step that matters
Drying until fully dehydrated. Fruit left with residual moisture can mould or become sticky in storage. Drying until it is fully dehydrated and firm helps it keep well.
“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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