Barberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the barberries
Remove barberries from the stalks.
Place the barberries in an earthen pan.
Bake the barberries until soft.
Pass the baked barberries through a sieve to remove skins.
Weigh the barberries.
Make and store the jam
Mix the barberries with 2.5 pounds of powdered sugar.
Transfer the mixture to pans.
Cover the pans.
Store the jam in a dry place.
Sprinkle a little powdered sugar on top.
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
- Barberries
- Provide the tart fruit flavor and the pectin-rich body that sets the jam.
- Powdered sugar
- Sweetens the jam and helps preserve it by reducing available water.
The step that matters
Pass the baked barberries through a sieve to remove skins.. Skins left in the jam can stay tough and separate from the smooth pulp. Pressing the soft fruit through a sieve gives an even texture and removes the fibrous parts.
“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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