Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Mash the strawberries and sugar together.
Boil the mixture until it reaches the desired consistency.
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 fruit flavour, colour and pectin-bearing body that the jam is built on.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and helps it set into a spreadable gel while preserving it.
The step that matters
Boiling to the desired consistency. Jam sets as the mixture cooks down and concentrates, so stopping too early leaves it runny and cooking too long can make it stiff or caramelised. Judging the point by sight or a set test matters.
“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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