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To Preserve Barberries

Preserves barberries by boiling them with sugar and water.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Preserve Barberries

Ingredients

Directions

Cook the preserves

  1. Combine barberries and sugar in a kettle of boiling water until the sugar melts and the barberries are soft.

  2. Let the mixture sit overnight.

  3. Transfer the mixture to a preserving pan and boil for 15 minutes.

Jar and store

  1. Pour the mixture into jars.

  2. Seal the jars tightly.

  3. Store the jars for later use.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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
The main fruit, providing the tart flavor and bulk of the preserve.
Sugar
Adds sweetness and, by binding water, helps thicken the preserve and keep it from spoiling.

The step that matters

Boil for 15 minutes in the preserving pan. Boiling concentrates the sugar and fruit juices, which thickens the preserve and helps it keep. Boiling too briefly leaves it thin and more prone to spoiling, while boiling too long can make it stiff and dark.

“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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