Strawberry Acid
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Dissolve citric acid in water.
Pour the mixture over the strawberries.
Let it sit for 24 hours.
Strain and sweeten
Strain the mixture without pressing much.
Add 1½ lbs. of sugar to each pint of juice.
Cook and bottle
Bring to a boil and maintain heat for 10 minutes.
Let it stand uncovered for 3 days.
Bottle and seal.
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
- Strawberries
- Provide the flavor and most of the juice that forms the base.
- Citric acid
- Adds tartness that brightens the flavor and balances the sugar.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and body, balancing the sharp acidity of the juice.
The step that matters
Strain without pressing much. Pressing the strawberries forces fine pulp through the strainer, which makes the juice cloudy. Letting it drip on its own keeps the liquid clearer.
“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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