Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Put the strawberries into a jar and place it in a pan of boiling water until cool.
Mash the berries continuously.
Cook and sweeten
Boil the juice until it reaches the proper consistency.
Add ¾ pound of white sugar for every pound of juice.
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
- Supply the fruit flavor and body, and their juice is cooked down into the jam.
- White sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps the jam set and keep well.
The step that matters
Boil the juice until it reaches the proper consistency. Cooking drives off water so the sugar and fruit concentrate enough for the jam to set. Stopping too early leaves it runny, while boiling too long makes it stiff and can scorch.
“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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