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To Preserve Raspberries

A method for preserving raspberries by boiling them with sugar and water to create a syrup.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Preserve Raspberries

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the syrup

  1. Select raspberries that are not too ripe.

  2. Weigh the raspberries and use the same weight in sugar.

  3. Add a little water.

Cook the raspberries

  1. Let them boil gently, being careful not to break them.

  2. Once they are clear, remove them.

  3. Boil the syrup until thick enough.

  4. Return the raspberries to the syrup.

  5. Let them cool before transferring to glasses or jars.

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

Raspberries
Provide the fruit, flavour and colour that the preserve is built around.
Sugar
Sweetens the fruit and, at equal weight, thickens the syrup and helps preserve it.
Water
Dissolves the sugar so it can form a syrup that the fruit cooks in.

The step that matters

Boil the raspberries gently. Vigorous boiling breaks the fragile berries apart, leaving a mushy preserve instead of whole, clear fruit. Gentle heat keeps the skins intact while the syrup penetrates.

“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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