Syrup of the London Pharmacopoeia
Ingredients
Directions
Dissolve the sugar in water using a water bath.
Set aside for 24 hours.
Remove the scum that forms on the surface.
Pour off the clear syrup.
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
- Refined sugar
- Provides sweetness and body, and dissolves into the water to form the syrup.
- Water
- Dissolves the sugar so it can form a clear, evenly sweet liquid.
The step that matters
Pour off the clear syrup. Scum rises to the surface as the solution settles. Pouring carefully leaves the scum behind, so the syrup stays clear rather than cloudy.
“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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