Gooseberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare the berries
Pick the berries just as they begin to turn.
Stem, wash, and weigh the berries.
Cook the jam
In a pot, add the berries and ½ teacup of water, then boil until soft.
Add 4 pounds of sugar and boil until the mixture is clear.
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
- Gooseberries
- Provide the fruit and natural pectin that helps the jam thicken and set.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam, helps it set, and helps preserve it.
The step that matters
Boiling in the sugar until clear. Sugar must dissolve fully and the mixture must reach a rolling boil so pectin and acid can work together to set the jam. Stopping too early leaves it runny, while boiling too long can make it stiff and darker.
“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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