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Syrup

A clear sugar syrup made by dissolving sugar in water and simmering.

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

Ingredients

Directions

Make the syrup

  1. Mix 1 cup of water with 10 ounces of sugar in a saucepan.

  2. Dissolve the sugar over low heat.

  3. Once dissolved, boil the syrup gently for 15 minutes.

  4. For a jelly-like consistency, add 1 additional ounce of sugar and boil more quickly.

Store

  1. Store in a jar covered with paper for up to weeks.

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

Sugar
Provides sweetness and, at higher concentration, a thicker, jelly-like texture as the syrup cools.
Water
Dissolves the sugar to form a liquid syrup.

The step that matters

Dissolve the sugar fully before boiling. Undissolved sugar crystals can seed recrystallization, leaving the syrup grainy. Dissolving over low heat first gives a smooth, clear syrup before it is boiled and concentrated.

“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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