Scuppernong Butter
Ingredients
Directions
Cover the scuppernongs with water and cook for 20 minutes.
Rub the mixture through a colander.
Add the sugar and cook for another 20 minutes, stirring frequently.
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
- Scuppernongs
- Provides the fruit base, flavor and body of the butter.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the butter and helps it thicken as it cooks down.
The step that matters
Cooking with the sugar. Once sugar is added, the mixture thickens and can scorch on the bottom of the pot. Frequent stirring keeps it from sticking and burning, which would give a bitter taste.
“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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