Strawberry Preserves
Ingredients
Directions
Select large, fine strawberries.
Place the strawberries in a kettle and sprinkle sugar over them.
Allow the strawberries to cook from the bottom before stirring the sugar through.
Let the mixture come to a boil, then set aside until it stops bubbling.
Return to heat and bring to a good boil again.
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 pectin-bearing body that the jam sets around.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and helps it thicken and keep by binding water.
The step that matters
Cooking from the bottom before stirring. Sugar and fruit on a hot kettle base can scorch before the mixture heats evenly. Letting the bottom cook first and stirring the sugar in gently helps prevent burning and gives an even texture.
“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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