Syrup
Ingredients
Directions
Make the syrup
Dissolve 10 ounces of sugar in water.
Boil the syrup gently for 15 minutes.
For a jelly-like consistency, add 1 ounce of sugar and boil until it reaches a jelly-like consistency.
Store
Store in a jar with a paper tied over it.
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
- Sweetens the syrup and, at higher concentration, thickens it as it boils.
The step that matters
Boiling gently. Boiling too hard or too long changes the sugar concentration quickly, so the syrup can over-thicken or begin to caramelize. Gentle heat keeps the texture even and controllable.
“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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