Plain Syrup—Cold Process
Ingredients
Directions
Place the sugar in a stone crock.
Pour the water over the sugar.
Stir with a spoon or paddle until the sugar is completely dissolved.
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
- Granulated sugar
- Provides sweetness and body, and dissolves fully into the water to form the syrup.
The step that matters
Stir until completely dissolved. Undissolved sugar crystals can settle at the bottom and leave the syrup gritty or uneven. Stirring until no crystals remain gives a clear, evenly sweetened syrup.
“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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