Cranberry Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Combine cranberries, water, and sugar in a pot.
Boil for 30 minutes.
Strain the mixture into a mold.
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 tart fruit flavor and pectin that helps the jelly set once cooled.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness, balances the tartness, and helps the jelly hold its shape.
The step that matters
Boil for 30 minutes. Boiling concentrates the cranberry juice and sugar while the pectin in the fruit breaks down and gels. Too short a boil leaves the jelly runny; too long can make it stiff or candy-like.
“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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