Cranberry Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Pick over and wash the cranberries.
Cook and strain
Put cranberries in a saucepan with boiling water and boil for 20 minutes.
Rub the mixture through a sieve.
Sweeten and set
Add sugar and cook for 5 minutes.
Pour into a mold or glasses.
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 the pectin that helps the jelly set.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps the jelly set and hold its shape.
The step that matters
Rubbing the cooked cranberries through the sieve. Pressing the mixture separates the pulp and skins from the juice, giving a smooth jelly. Cooking the sugar in briefly after straining keeps the set firm without making the jelly overly thick.
“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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