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Gooseberries in Syrup

A preserve of seeded gooseberries simmered in a sugar‑water syrup.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Gooseberries in Syrup

Ingredients

Directions

Make the syrup

  1. Combine the sugar and water in a pot to make a syrup.

  2. Skim the syrup thoroughly.

Cook the gooseberries

  1. Add the seeded gooseberries and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes until clear and tender.

  2. Remove the gooseberries and add more to the syrup.

Dry and store

  1. Drain the gooseberries slightly and spread them on dishes.

  2. Dry them gradually in a cool oven or sunny window.

  3. Store the gooseberries in the syrup and pot them for later use.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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

Seeded gooseberries
Supply the fruit, its tartness and its flavour to the finished syrup.
Sugar
Sweetens the syrup and helps preserve the fruit stored in it.

The step that matters

Simmering the gooseberries. Simmering gently until the fruit turns clear and tender keeps the berries whole. Boiling hard can split the skins and break the fruit apart, leaving it cloudy and ragged.

“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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