Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Dissolve the sugar in a little water.
Cook and jar
Add the strawberries and simmer gently for 30 minutes, removing the scum as it rises.
Stir only as necessary to prevent burning.
Pour into jars when it will set.
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
- Strawberries
- Provide the fruit flavour and most of the bulk of the jam.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and, with the fruit's pectin and acid, helps it set.
The step that matters
Simmer gently and stir only as needed. Sugar-heavy mixtures scorch easily on the bottom of the pan at high heat. Gentle simmering and light stirring reduce burning while the jam thickens.
“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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