Gooseberries in Bottles
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Scald the gooseberries until they appear shrunken.
Fill bottles with the gooseberries, taking care not to break them.
Pour scalding water into the bottles to cover the gooseberries completely.
Seal and store
Cork the bottles tightly and seal the necks with melted resin.
Store the bottles in a cool place.
Serve
When ready to use, pour off most of the water and add sugar to taste.
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
- Gooseberries
- Provide the fruit itself, which is preserved whole in the bottles.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness, added to taste after the fruit has been stored.
The step that matters
Scald the gooseberries until they appear shrunken. Scalding softens the fruit and drives out air from the skins and flesh, so the fruit packs well and the cover water seals it against spoilage. Under-scalding leaves air and microbes that can spoil the stored fruit.
“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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