Green Gooseberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Cut the stalks and tops from the gooseberries and weigh them.
Bruise the fruit slightly.
Cook
Boil for 6 to 7 minutes, stirring well.
Add 5 lbs of granulated sugar for every 6 lbs of gooseberries.
Boil the mixture quickly for 45 minutes, stirring constantly.
Remove any scum.
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.
Explore the science
What each ingredient does
- Gooseberries
- Provide fruit flavour, natural pectin and acid that help the jam set.
- Granulated sugar
- Adds sweetness, preserves the fruit and helps the jam thicken as it sets.
The step that matters
Boil quickly for 45 minutes while stirring constantly. Sugar and fruit pectin must reach the concentration and temperature needed to set. Constant stirring prevents the sugar and fruit from scorching on the bottom of the pan.
“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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