Gooseberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Pick the berries carefully.
Cook the jam
Boil the berries for 10 minutes.
Add 1 pound of sugar for every pound of fruit.
Boil for an additional 1.5 hours, stirring most of the time.
Watch closely to prevent burning.
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 fruit flesh and natural pectin and acid that help the jam set.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness, thickens the jam as water evaporates, and helps preserve it.
The step that matters
Watching and stirring during the long boil. As water evaporates, the sugar and fruit concentrate and scorch easily on the bottom of the pan. Frequent stirring and close attention prevent sticking and burning.
“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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