Gooseberry Jam, Green
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Bruise the gooseberries slightly and place them in a preserving pan.
Cook the jam
Boil the gooseberries for 7-8 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent sticking.
Add the powdered sugar and water, then bring to a boil.
Simmer gently for 45 minutes, stirring frequently, until the jam sets.
Jar and seal
Pour the jam into jars and cover with brandied or oiled paper.
Seal with tissue paper dipped in gum-water or egg white.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Green gooseberries
- Provide the fruit base and natural pectin that helps the jam gel as it cooks.
- Powdered sugar
- Adds sweetness, thickens the syrup and helps the jam set and keep.
The step that matters
Simmer until the jam sets. Gooseberries contain pectin, which sets only when enough sugar and water have evaporated. Stopping too early leaves runny jam, while overcooking can darken the color and stiffen it too much.
“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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