Syrup
Ingredients
Directions
Make the syrup
Mix water with sugar in a saucepan.
Dissolve the sugar over low heat.
Boil the syrup gently for 15 minutes.
Store
Store in a jar with a paper cover.
Thicker version
For a jelly-like consistency, add 1 ounce more sugar and boil quicker.
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
- Dissolves into the water to form the syrup and provides its sweetness and body.
The step that matters
Dissolve the sugar over low heat. The sugar must fully dissolve before the syrup boils. Leftover undissolved crystals can seed recrystallization, leaving a grainy syrup instead of a smooth one.
“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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