Black Morello Cherries
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash the cherries and remove any wormy ones.
Place the good cherries in a pot with cold water.
Cook
Bring to a boil and skim off any foam.
Add sugar and cook slowly for 3-4 minutes.
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
- Black morello cherries
- Provide the fruit, which supplies the main flavour and body of the preserves.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the preserves and helps them thicken and keep as they set.
The step that matters
Add sugar and cook slowly for 3-4 minutes. Sugar added to boiling fruit can scorch on the base of the pot if heat is too high. Cooking slowly dissolves the sugar evenly and helps the preserves thicken without 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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