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The Economical Fruit Preservative

This recipe uses salicylic acid, which may not be safe for consumption.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 4 ingredients
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The Economical Fruit Preservative

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pick the fruit as soon as possible and ensure it is sound and clean.

  2. Pack the fruit tightly in a jar or crock.

  3. Dissolve 35 grains of salicylic acid and 8 ounces of sugar in 1 quart of water.

  4. Pour the solution over the packed fruit.

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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