Confectionery, Preserved Fruits, Etc
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Sift the sugar.
Stir the sugar thoroughly into the fruit.
Cook and preserve
Boil the mixture for 20 minutes over low heat, skimming off any scum that rises.
Pour the mixture into glasses or jars.
Once cool, seal the jars.
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
- Sugar
- Preserves the fruit and helps it set into a thick, spreadable mixture.
The step that matters
Skimming off the scum. Scum that rises during boiling is made of impurities and foam from the fruit. Removing it keeps the preserve clear and clean-tasting.
“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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