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Strawberry Preserves

A sweet preserve made by cooking strawberries with sugar until the sugar melts and the mixture boils.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Strawberry Preserves

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine the strawberries and sugar in a preserving kettle.

  2. Heat slowly until the sugar is melted.

  3. Boil rapidly for 20 minutes.

  4. Seal the preserves while hot.

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

Strawberries
Provide the fruit body, flavor, and natural pectin that help the preserves set.
Sugar
Sweetens the fruit, draws out moisture, and helps the preserves thicken and keep.

The step that matters

Boil rapidly for 20 minutes. Sugar must be fully dissolved before boiling, and the rapid boil concentrates the syrup and activates pectin so the preserves set. Under-boiling leaves them runny, while over-boiling can scorch the sugar and darken the flavor.

“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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