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Green Gooseberry Jam

A jam made from green gooseberries and powdered sugar.

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

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Cut the stalks and tops from the gooseberries, then weigh and bruise them slightly.

Cook the jam

  1. Boil the gooseberries for 6 to 7 minutes, stirring constantly.

  2. Add 2.5 pounds of powdered sugar to the gooseberries and boil quickly for 45 minutes, stirring constantly and removing any scum.

  3. For a smoother jam, rub the fruit through a sieve before adding the sugar.

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

Green gooseberries
Provide natural pectin and acidity, which help the jam set.
Powdered sugar
Adds sweetness, helps the jam set, and preserves the fruit.

The step that matters

Boil quickly for 45 minutes with constant stirring. Sustained rapid boiling evaporates water so the sugar, pectin and acid concentrate enough to set. Constant stirring prevents the sugar and fruit from scorching on the base of the pan.

“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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