Green Gooseberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Cut the stalks and tops from the gooseberries.
Weigh and bruise the gooseberries slightly.
Cook the jam
Boil the gooseberries for 6 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add 2.5 lbs of powdered sugar for every 3 lbs of gooseberries.
Boil quickly for 45 minutes. Stir constantly.
Remove any scum that forms.
Rub the fruit through a sieve before adding the sugar.
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
- Green gooseberries
- Provide the fruit body, tartness, and natural pectin that helps the jam set.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and, as it concentrates during boiling, helps it thicken and keep.
The step that matters
Boil quickly for 45 minutes. A fast, steady boil drives off water so the sugar concentration rises and the pectin can set the jam. Too gentle a boil leaves it runny, while scorching happens if it is not stirred.
“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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