Cherry Preserves
Ingredients
Directions
In a pot, combine sugar and water; boil until it reaches a hair's breadth consistency.
Add the seeded cherries to the pot.
Boil for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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, flavor, and bulk of the preserves.
- Sugar
- Sweetens and thickens the syrup, helping the preserves set and keep.
The step that matters
Boil the sugar and water to a hair's breadth consistency. Sugar concentration controls how firmly the preserves set and how well they resist spoilage. Boiling off enough water before adding the fruit gives a syrup thick enough to hold the cherries and gel as 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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