Cranberry Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Combine cranberries and water in a pot, cover, and boil for 5 minutes.
Press the mixture through a sieve back into the pot.
Add sugar, stir well, and bring to a boil.
Pour the mixture into molds.
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
- Cranberries
- Provide the fruit body, pectin and tartness that give the jelly its flavor and structure.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jelly and helps it set firm and hold its shape when cooled.
The step that matters
Bringing the sweetened mixture to a boil. Sugar must dissolve fully and the mixture must reach a boil so the pectin from the cranberries can gel properly as it cools. Stirring well prevents scorching on the bottom of the pot.
“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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