Cherry Honey
Ingredients
Directions
Combine sugar and enough water to dissolve it in a saucepan.
Boil the mixture until it spins a thread when a drop falls from the spoon.
Add the ground sour cherries and boil for 6 to 7 minutes.
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
- Sugar
- Provides sweetness and, as it dissolves and boils, forms the syrup that sets the spread.
- Sour cherries
- Supply tart fruit flavor and the bulk of the spread.
The step that matters
Boil until it spins a thread. As water evaporates, the sugar concentration rises, and this determines how the syrup thickens and sets as it cools. Stopping too early leaves it runny, while boiling too long makes it stiff.
“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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