Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Remove the stalks from the strawberries and weigh them.
Boil the strawberries for 35 minutes, stirring constantly.
Add 8 ounces of finely beaten sugar for each pound of fruit.
Mix well off the heat.
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
- Strawberries
- Supply the fruit flavour and most of the body of the jam.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and helps it thicken and keep well.
The step that matters
Boil the strawberries while stirring constantly. Fruit and sugar concentrate as the mixture boils, and the bottom can scorch or stick. Constant stirring spreads the heat evenly and keeps the jam from burning during the 35 minutes of cooking.
“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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