Strawberry Preserves
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Stem and wash the strawberries carefully.
In a kettle, layer the strawberries and sugar, starting with a layer of fruit.
Let the mixture stand for about 1 hour to create juice.
Cook
Boil the mixture until done, but do not boil too fast.
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, flavor and bulk that the preserves are built around.
- Loaf sugar
- Draws juice out of the fruit and helps the preserves set and keep.
The step that matters
Boil the mixture until done, but do not boil too fast.. Gentle boiling lets water evaporate and sugar concentrate without scorching the fruit or breaking it down too much. Vigorous boiling can caramelize the sugar and make the texture uneven.
“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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