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Dewberry Jam

A jam made from dewberries, sugar, and a small amount of water, boiled and simmered.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Dewberry Jam

Ingredients

Directions

  1. In a preserving pan, add a small amount of water and the dewberries.

  2. Boil the mixture while stirring constantly.

  3. After one hour of boiling, reduce heat and simmer for an additional 30 minutes.

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

Dewberries
Main fruit that provides the flavor and body of the jam.
Sugar
Sweetens the jam and helps it set as the mixture cooks down.

The step that matters

Boil while stirring constantly. The fruit mixture is thick and sugary, so it can stick and scorch on the base of the pan. Constant stirring keeps it moving and prevents burnt flavor.

“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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