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Morella Cherries

Cherries with sugar, simmered gently for 5 to 7 minutes.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Morella Cherries

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Remove the stalks from the cherries but do not pit them.

  2. Weigh the cherries and add an equal amount of granulated sugar, finely powdered.

  3. Strew the sugar over the cherries and let them sit for 30 minutes.

Cook

  1. Gently transfer the cherries to a preserving pan.

  2. Simmer the cherries softly for 5 to 7 minutes.

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

Cherries
Provide the fruit flavour and the bulk of the preserve.
Granulated sugar
Draws out juice and adds sweetness, helping the cherries hold their shape and set.

The step that matters

Simmer the cherries softly for 5 to 7 minutes. Gentle simmering keeps the cherries whole and tender, while a hard boil can break the skins and make the fruit fall apart and turn cloudy.

“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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