Barberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Strip the barberries from the stalks and discard any that are spotted.
Make the jam
In a pot, combine the sugar and water, and boil until it becomes white and falls in thick masses from the spoon.
Add the barberries to the pot and stir over a brisk fire for 6 minutes.
Remove any scum that forms on the surface.
Store
Pour the jam into jars or glasses for storage.
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
- Barberries
- Provide the fruit flavour and tartness that define the jam.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and, as it boils, thickens and helps it set.
The step that matters
Boiling the sugar syrup to the right stage. The syrup must reach a thick, heavy state before the fruit goes in. Undercooked syrup leaves the jam runny, while overcooked syrup turns it hard and sticky as the sugar concentrates.
“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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