Why it works: Currant and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 12,256 recipes. The science ↓
Raspberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the jam
Bruise the raspberries well and mix with currant jelly in a pot.
Set over low heat, stirring constantly until it boils.
Let it boil gently for 30 minutes, stirring often to prevent sticking.
Jar and store
Pour into jars and seal with paper as you would currant jelly.
Store in a cool, dry place; it will keep for 2-3 years.
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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Currant + sugartop 26% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together12,256 recipes
Currant and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 12,256 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
What each ingredient does
- Raspberries
- Provide the main fruit flavour, colour and bulk of the jam.
- Currant jelly
- Adds pectin and tartness that help the jam set.
- Single refined sugar
- Sweetens the jam and helps it set and keep.
The step that matters
Boil gently while stirring often. Sugar-rich fruit scorches on the base of the pot when heated unevenly or left unstirred, which gives a burnt taste. A gentle boil with frequent stirring keeps the jam even and prevents sticking.
“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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