Drop Jam Strawberries
Ingredients
Directions
Combine the sugar with enough water to dissolve it and cook until it forms a syrup.
Add the strawberries to the syrup and stir well.
Bottle the mixture.
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
- Granulated sugar
- Provides sweetness and body, and helps preserve the jam while it sets.
- Strawberries
- Provide the fruit flavor and the bulk of the jam.
The step that matters
Dissolving and cooking the sugar syrup. The sugar must fully dissolve before the mixture thickens, otherwise it can recrystallize and turn grainy. Cooking it to a proper syrup concentrates the sugar so the jam holds its texture.
“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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