Strawberry Preserve
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Select large solid strawberries.
Layer strawberries and sugar alternately in a preserving kettle and let stand overnight.
Cook and rest
Place the kettle over the fire and boil for 15 to 20 minutes.
Pour the mixture onto platters and let it remain for 3 to 4 days.
Jar and seal
Transfer the preserve into jelly glasses and seal.
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, flavor, and bulk of the preserve.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and draws out its juice, helping the preserve set and keep.
The step that matters
Boil for 15 to 20 minutes. Boiling concentrates the sugar and fruit liquid until the mixture thickens. Too little boiling leaves it runny, while overcooking can make it dark and stiff as it cools.
“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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