Very Common Barberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Weigh the barberries after stripping them from the stalk.
Cook the jam
Boil the barberries for 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly.
Add an equal weight of sugar to the barberries.
Boil the mixture for an additional 5 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
- Barberries
- Provide the tart fruit flavour and the bulk of the jam.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and, as it dissolves and concentrates, helps it thicken and set.
The step that matters
Boiling after adding the sugar. Sugar must dissolve fully and the mixture must boil long enough to concentrate. Too little boiling leaves the jam runny, while too much can scorch it and darken the flavour.
“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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