Strawberry Preserves
Ingredients
Directions
Make the preserves
Place sugar and water in a pot over low heat.
Once hot, add the strawberries and let them simmer for a while.
Remove from heat and let sit overnight.
Finish and seal
The next day, simmer again and seal while hot.
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
- Make up the bulk of the preserves and supply their fruit flavour and body.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and helps the preserves thicken and keep well.
The step that matters
Seal while hot. Sealing while the preserves are still hot helps form a vacuum seal as the jars cool. Preserves that cool before sealing may not seal properly and can spoil sooner.
“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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