Syrup
Ingredients
Directions
Make the syrup
Mix the clear liquid with the sugar in small lumps.
Dissolve the sugar completely.
Boil the syrup gently for 15 minutes.
Store and adjust
Store in a jar with a paper tied over it.
For a jelly-like consistency, add 1 ounce more sugar and boil quicker.
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
- Fine sugar
- Provides sweetness and dissolves into the liquid to form the syrup.
- Water or fruit juice
- Dissolves the sugar and carries flavor into the syrup.
The step that matters
Dissolve the sugar completely. Undissolved sugar crystals can seed recrystallization as the syrup cools, leaving it grainy. Fully dissolving the sugar before boiling gives a clear, smooth syrup.
“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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