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Preserved Raspberries

Preserved raspberries are fruit jars filled with raspberries and sealed with boiling sugar syrup.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Preserved Raspberries

Ingredients

Directions

Pack the jars

  1. Fill fruit jars with fresh raspberries.

  2. Put on the rubber seals and tightly screw on the tops.

Process in the boiler

  1. Set the jars in a wash boiler, raising them an inch off the bottom with wooden slats.

  2. Add several quarts of water to the boiler and cook for 15 minutes after it boils.

Fill and store

  1. Lift the jars out one by one and fill to overflowing with boiling syrup made of 3 parts sugar and 1 part water.

  2. Seal quickly and store in a dark, cool place.

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 raspberries
The main fruit, supplying the flavour, colour and texture of the preserve.
Sugar
Adds sweetness and, at this high concentration, helps preserve the fruit by limiting spoilage.

The step that matters

Filling with boiling syrup and sealing quickly. Filling the jars to overflowing with boiling syrup drives out air, and sealing right away keeps air from re-entering as the jar cools. Delay lets air in and can let the fruit spoil.

“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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