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To Dry Cherries

A method for drying cherries by boiling them with sugar and then spreading them to dry.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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To Dry Cherries

To Dry Cherries

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare and cook

  1. Pit the cherries.

  2. In a pot, combine the pitted cherries and sugar.

  3. Boil for 20 minutes.

Dry and store

  1. Spread the mixture on dishes to dry.

  2. Alternatively, you can dry the cherries without sugar if preferred.

  3. Store in a close sack or jar.

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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Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Cherries
The fruit being dried, providing the flavor and chewy texture of the finished product.
Sugar
Adds sweetness and draws moisture out of the cherries, helping them keep as they dry.

“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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