Very Oommoi Barbebrt Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Wash and prepare the barberries, removing any stones.
Cook the barberries over moderate heat for 10 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add an equal weight of sugar and boil for an additional 5 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
- Barberries
- Supply the tart flavor and the fruit that the jam is built on.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and, boiled with the fruit, helps it thicken and keep.
The step that matters
Adding the sugar and boiling. Sugar must dissolve fully into the cooked fruit, and the mixture must then boil long enough to thicken. Stirring keeps the sugar from scorching on the base of the pan, and undercooking leaves the jam runny and less stable.
“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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