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Canned Blackberries

A method for preserving blackberries in cans with sugar.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Canned Blackberries

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Sprinkle sugar over the blackberries.

  2. Let them sit in a warm place until the juice settles.

Cook and can

  1. Boil for 15 minutes.

  2. Pour into cans and seal immediately.

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

Blackberries
Provide the fruit, juice and flavour that make up the body of the preserve.
Sugar
Sweetens the fruit and draws out its juice, while helping preserve it.

“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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