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Blueberry Pickles

A preserved fruit made by pickling blueberries in molasses.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Blueberry Pickles

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Pick over the blueberries, using only sound ones.

  2. Fill jars or wide-mouthed bottles to within 1 inch of the top with blueberries.

  3. Pour in enough molasses to fill all spaces, adding more as it settles.

  4. Cover the top with a piece of cotton cloth to keep insects out.

  5. Store in a cool, dark place.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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

Blueberries
Provide the fruit that is packed into the jars and preserved in molasses.
Molasses
Fills the spaces between berries and sweetens and preserves the fruit in the jars.

“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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