Cherry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Combine seeded cherries, granulated sugar, and a little water in a pot.
Boil for 20 minutes or until the mixture thickens.
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
- Cherries
- Provide the fruit flavor, natural pectin and bulk that become the jam's body.
- Granulated sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps the mixture thicken and set as it cooks.
The step that matters
Boiling until the mixture thickens. Sugar and fruit must reach a high enough concentration, with pectin, for the jam to gel as it cools. Undercooked jam stays runny, while overcooking can turn it sticky and dull in flavor.
“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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