Sugar Table
Ingredients
Directions
Combine sugar and water in a saucepan.
Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Heat slowly to boiling point.
Boil gently for 10 minutes without stirring.
Boil longer for a richer syrup if desired.
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
- Sugar
- Provides sweetness and dissolves to form the syrup's body.
The step that matters
Boil gently for 10 minutes without stirring. Once the sugar is fully dissolved, stirring can knock sugar crystals loose and seed unwanted crystallisation in the syrup. Boiling gently keeps the syrup clear and smooth as it thickens slightly.
“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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