Why it works: Sugar and white currant work together. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 59 recipes. The science ↓
To Make White Raspberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash and dry the raspberries thoroughly.
Crush the raspberries finely in a bowl.
Add an equal weight of sugar and half the weight of white currant juice.
Cook
Boil the mixture for 30 minutes over medium heat.
Skim off any foam that forms on the surface.
Jar and store
Pour the jam into jars or glasses.
Seal with parchment paper and store in a cool, dry place.
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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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Sugar + white curranttop 29% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together59 recipes
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What each ingredient does
- Raspberries
- Provide the main fruit flavour and the bulk of the jam.
- Granulated sugar
- Sweetens the jam and helps it set and keep well.
- White currant juice
- Adds liquid and natural pectin and acidity to help the jam set.
The step that matters
Boiling the mixture. Boiling long enough lets the sugar and fruit pectin thicken the jam to a spreadable set. Too little boiling leaves it runny, and it may not keep well in storage.
“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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