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Strawberry and Raspberry Syrup

A fruit syrup made from mashed strawberries or raspberries and sugar, heated and strained.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Strawberry and Raspberry Syrup

Ingredients

Directions

Make the syrup

  1. Mash the fresh fruit and express the juice.

  2. Heat the juice to 180°F (82°C) and strain it.

  3. Add 3.5 pounds of granulated sugar to the juice and stir until dissolved.

Store

  1. Can hot in glass jars for long-term storage.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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

Fresh strawberries or raspberries
Supplies the main flavor, color and juice that form the body of the syrup.
Granulated sugar
Sweetens the syrup and thickens it, helping it keep once canned.

“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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