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Red Gooseberry Jam

Jam made from ripe red gooseberries and sugar, boiled until thick.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 2 ingredients
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Red Gooseberry Jam

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Remove the buds and stalks from the gooseberries.

  2. Weigh the gooseberries and boil them quickly for 45 minutes, stirring well.

Add sugar and finish

  1. Add the sugar and boil briskly for 20 to 25 minutes, stirring from the bottom to prevent burning.

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

Red gooseberries
Provide the fruit, pectin and tartness that form the body and flavour of the jam.
Sugar
Sweetens the jam and helps it set and keep once thickened by boiling.

The step that matters

Stirring from the bottom during the final boil. Sugar and fruit sink and scorch on the base of the pan when boiled hard, which gives a burnt taste. Stirring from the bottom keeps the mixture moving and heat even.

“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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