Strawberries
Ingredients
Directions
Make the preserve
In a preserving kettle, combine strawberries and powdered sugar.
Heat over low heat until the sugar melts.
Boil the mixture for exactly 20 minutes.
Jar and store
Prepare small jars by heating them.
Pour the boiling hot fruit into the jars.
Cork and seal the jars immediately.
Store in a cool, dry cellar for the summer.
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
- Strawberries
- Provide the fruit that forms the body and flavor of the preserve.
- Powdered sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and helps preserve it by drawing out moisture and inhibiting spoilage.
The step that matters
Boil the mixture for exactly 20 minutes. Boiling concentrates the sugar and fruit, thickening the preserve and driving off water so it keeps well. Undercooking leaves it runny and more prone to spoiling, while overcooking can darken and toughen the fruit.
“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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