Barberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Combine barberries and powdered sugar in a pot.
Boil the mixture for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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
- Barberries
- Provide the fruit base, supplying the bulk, tartness and flavour of the jam.
- Powdered sugar
- Sweetens the jam and helps it set as it cooks down and thickens.
The step that matters
Boil the mixture for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sugar and fruit must reach a rolling boil to concentrate and thicken the jam. Stirring prevents the sugar and fruit from scorching on the base of the pot.
“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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