Morella Cherries
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Remove the stalks from the cherries but do not pit them.
Sprinkle the powdered sugar over the cherries and let them sit for 30 minutes.
Cook
Gently transfer the cherries to a preserving pan.
Simmer the cherries softly for 5 to 7 minutes.
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
- Morello cherries
- Form the fruit base, softening and releasing juice as they cook.
- Powdered sugar
- Draws juice out of the cherries and sweetens the liquid that forms around them.
The step that matters
Simmer the cherries softly. Gentle heat lets the cherries soften and release juice while keeping their skins intact. Vigorous boiling can split the skins and break the fruit apart, leaving a ragged texture.
“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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