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Strawberry Syrup

A syrup made by boiling strawberry juice with simple syrup, served over ice.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Strawberry Syrup

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Press the strawberries through a cloth to extract the juice.

  2. In a pot, combine the strawberry juice and simple syrup.

Cook and bottle

  1. Boil gently for 1 hour.

  2. Remove from heat and let cool.

  3. Bottle the syrup, sealing the corks.

Serve

  1. Serve mixed with water to taste in glasses half filled with crushed ice.

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.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Strawberries
Provide the main flavor and color, and their juice gives the syrup its body.
Simple syrup
Adds sweetness and helps preserve the syrup while giving it a pourable body.

The step that matters

Boil gently for 1 hour. Gentle heat reduces the juice and concentrates its flavor without scorching the sugar or fruit. A hard boil can darken the syrup and dull the fresh strawberry taste.

“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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