To Preserve Strawberries in the Sun
Ingredients
Directions
Combine sugar and strawberries in a pot.
Heat on the back of the stove until the sugar dissolves.
Place the mixture outdoors in the sun for three days.
Seal the strawberries and store them for later use.
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
- Sugar
- Draws water out of the fruit, preserving it and adding sweetness.
- Strawberries
- Provide the fruit, which softens and concentrates in flavor as moisture is drawn out.
The step that matters
Place the mixture outdoors in the sun for three days. Sugar draws water out of the fruit through osmosis. Enough sugar and drying time are needed so the strawberries become preserved rather than spoiling.
“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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