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Canned Grapes

Canned grapes are grapes preserved in a sugar syrup after steaming.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
By Alexander, Agnes B. (Agnes Baldwin), 1875-1970 · From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Canned Grapes

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Wash grapes.

Can the grapes

  1. Put grapes in sterilized jars and steam for 30 minutes.

  2. Fill jars with boiling syrup made of 2 parts water and 1 part sugar.

  3. Screw covers on tight.

By Alexander, Agnes B. (Agnes Baldwin), 1875-1970. 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. See the original page.

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What each ingredient does

Grapes (in the method)
Form the fruit that is preserved and packed in the jars.
Sugar
Sweetens the syrup and adds body to the liquid around the fruit.

“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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