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Gooseberries in Syrup

Gooseberries simmered in a sugar syrup, then dried and stored for later use.

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

Ingredients

Directions

Make the syrup

  1. Combine the sugar and water in a pot to make a syrup.

  2. Skim the syrup thoroughly.

Simmer the gooseberries

  1. Add the seeded gooseberries to the syrup and simmer for 5 to 7 minutes until they are clear and tender.

  2. Remove the gooseberries from the syrup.

  3. Add more gooseberries to the pot.

Drain, dry and store

  1. Drain the gooseberries slightly.

  2. Spread them out on dishes.

  3. Dry the gooseberries gradually in a cool oven or sunny window.

  4. Store the gooseberries in the syrup.

  5. Dry them when needed.

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.

Explore the science

What each ingredient does

Sugar
Dissolves into the water to form the syrup that sweetens and preserves the gooseberries.
Gooseberries
Provide the tart fruit that softens in the syrup and is later dried.

The step that matters

Simmer until clear and tender. Simmering in syrup softens the fruit and lets sugar penetrate it. Stopping too early leaves the gooseberries firm and under-infused, while overcooking can make them collapse and break apart.

“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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