To Dry Green Gooseberries
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the gooseberries
Select the finest green gooseberries and cut off the buds.
Split them halfway down the tops and scoop out the seeds with a small spoon.
Cook in syrup
In a pot, boil the sugar and water together for 15 minutes, skimming the syrup thoroughly.
Add the seeded gooseberries to the syrup and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes until clear and tender.
Remove the gooseberries and add more to the syrup, draining them slightly when done.
Dry
Spread the gooseberries singly on dishes and dry them gradually in a cool oven or sunny window.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Green gooseberries
- Provide the fruit that becomes tender and chewy as it is cooked and dried.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and, dissolved in syrup, preserves it and helps it keep its shape.
The step that matters
Simmering in the syrup. Simmering only until the gooseberries turn clear and tender lets the syrup penetrate without bursting the skins. Overcooking can split the fruit and make it mushy, while too little time leaves it underpenetrated and prone to spoiling later.
“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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