Preserved Strawberries
Ingredients
Directions
Combine strawberries and sugar in a kettle on the back of the stove until the sugar dissolves.
Move the kettle to the front of the stove and cook for 10 minutes.
Set the kettle in a cold place for the fruit to absorb and the juice to thicken.
Do not cook more than 3 quarts at a time.
Do not stir; press down with a spoon.
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 that is preserved and gives the dish its flavor and texture.
- Sugar
- Draws moisture out of the fruit and helps preserve it while sweetening it.
The step that matters
Do not stir; press down with a spoon.. Stirring breaks up the strawberries and can make the preserve cloudy and mushy. Pressing them under the syrup keeps the fruit whole and submerged while it sets.
“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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