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Red Gooseberry Jam

Jam made from small ripe red gooseberries and powdered sugar, boiled until thick.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Red Gooseberry Jam

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Remove the tops and stalks from the gooseberries and weigh them.

Cook the jam

  1. Boil the gooseberries quickly for 45 minutes, stirring well.

  2. Add the powdered sugar and boil together briskly for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring from the bottom to prevent burning.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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

Gooseberries
Provide the fruit, natural pectin and acidity that help the jam set and flavour it.
Powdered sugar
Sweetens the jam and, with the fruit's pectin and acid, helps it thicken and set.

The step that matters

Stirring from the bottom while boiling with the sugar. Once sugar is added, the thickening mixture is dense and sits heavily on the pan base. Without constant stirring from the bottom, it can scorch, giving a burnt taste and colour.

“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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