Strawberries Preserved
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Weigh the strawberries and measure out the same weight in loaf sugar.
Let the strawberries and sugar stand for two hours.
Cook and serve
Boil the mixture for twenty minutes.
Pour the preserved strawberries into small glasses.
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
- Provide the fruit, flavour and body of the preserve.
- Loaf sugar
- Draws moisture out of the fruit and sweetens it, helping it keep and set.
The step that matters
Boil the mixture for twenty minutes. Boiling concentrates the sugar and thickens the syrup as water evaporates. Boiling too long can overcook the fruit, dulling its colour and fresh flavour, so watch the timing closely.
“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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