Why it works: White currant and sugar work together. They rank in the top 29% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 59 recipes. The science ↓
White Currant Jam, a Beautiful Preserve
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the white currants and sugar together quickly for 7 minutes, stirring the mixture gently the whole time.
Skim the preserve thoroughly.
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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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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White currant + sugartop 29% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together59 recipes
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What each ingredient does
- White currants
- Provide the fruit body, pectin and tart flavour that give the jam its character.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and, with boiling, helps it thicken and keep.
The step that matters
Boiling quickly for 7 minutes. Sugar and fruit must reach a hard boil fast so the pectin and sugar set properly. Boiling too long or too gently can make the jam overly dense or runny, and stirring prevents scorching on the bottom of the pan.
“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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