Delicious Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Crush the strawberries and place them in a preserving kettle.
Cook the jam
Cook the strawberries without any water until they bubble all over.
Add the sugar and boil for 10 minutes.
Seal the jam in 1-pint cans.
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, pectin and flavour that form the body of the jam.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and helps it set and keep by drawing out water.
The step that matters
Boiling with the sugar for 10 minutes. Sugar must be fully dissolved and the mixture must reach a hard enough boil for the jam to thicken and set. Too short a boil leaves it runny, while overcooking can make it stiff and dull in flavour.
“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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