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Brandy Fruits

A preserve of fruit steeped in brandy, sweetened with sugar and stored in jars.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Brandy Fruits

Ingredients

Directions

Make the syrup

  1. Add sugar to the syrup from the fruit and cook until very thick.

Fill and seal the jars

  1. Place the fruit in jars, filling them ¾ full with hot syrup.

  2. Top off each jar with alcohol.

  3. Seal the jars.

  4. Shake well.

Store

  1. Store in a cool place.

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

Fruit
Provides the main flavor and body of the preserve.
Sugar
Sweetens the syrup and helps preserve the fruit by drawing out water.
Alcohol
Adds aroma and helps preserve the fruit once it is sealed in the jars.

“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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