Strawberry Acid
Ingredients
Directions
Macerate
Place 12 pounds of strawberries in a jar.
Cover with 2 quarts of water mixed with 5 ounces of tartaric acid.
Let it stand for 48 hours.
Strain the mixture.
Sweeten and bottle
For each pint of clear juice, add 1.5 pints of powdered sugar.
Stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Bottle and cork tightly.
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
- Strawberries
- Provide the flavour and juice that make up the body of the drink.
- Tartaric acid
- Adds sharpness that balances the sweetness and brightens the strawberry flavour.
- Powdered sugar
- Sweetens the juice and dissolves readily, so it blends in without granules.
The step that matters
Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Powdered sugar dissolves quickly in liquid, but undissolved grains left in the juice can settle and leave the bottled drink uneven in sweetness. Stirring thoroughly before bottling ensures an even result.
“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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