To Preserve Fruits for Winter
Ingredients
Directions
Make the preserves
Combine equal parts sugar and fruit in a pan.
Boil gently until the mixture thickens, avoiding quick boiling.
Store
Store in a clean, dry container away from air.
Check the mixture every few weeks and reboil if necessary.
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
- Sweetens the fruit and, at high concentration, helps thicken and preserve the mixture.
- Fruit
- Provides the main flavor and the body that the cooked mixture thickens around.
The step that matters
Boil gently until the mixture thickens. Gentle heat lets water evaporate slowly so the sugar concentrates evenly. Quick, hard boiling can scorch the sugar and burn the fruit before the mixture thickens properly.
“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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