MOREIiLA Cherries
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Remove the stalks from the cherries but do not stone them.
Weigh the cherries and add an equal amount of powdered sugar.
Strew the sugar over the cherries and let them sit for 30 minutes.
Cook
Gently transfer the cherries to a preserving pan.
Simmer the cherries softly for 5 to 7 minutes.
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
- Morello cherries
- Provide the fruit, whose tartness and juice form the base of the preserve.
- Powdered sugar
- Draws moisture out of the cherries and sweetens them, helping form a syrup while preserving the fruit.
The step that matters
Simmering the cherries softly. Simmering gently keeps the fruit whole and prevents it from breaking down into mush. Sugar dissolves into the released juice, so vigorous boiling risks scorching and an overly hard or burnt result.
“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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