Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Start the jam
Combine the cherries and sugar in a pot.
Cook the jam
Cook over high heat for 20 minutes, stirring constantly to prevent burning.
If using gooseberries, add them after the cherries have cooked for 20 minutes.
Continue boiling for an additional 15 minutes, stirring well.
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
- Kentish cherries
- Provide the fruit base, flavor and most of the body of the jam.
- Common sugar
- Sweetens the jam and helps it thicken as the mixture reduces.
- Gooseberries
- Add extra tartness and fruit body to the jam when used.
The step that matters
Stirring constantly over high heat. Sugar and fruit scorch quickly on the base of a pot at high heat. Constant stirring spreads the heat evenly, prevents burnt flavor, and keeps the jam from sticking.
“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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