Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Mash the strawberries thoroughly and let them stand for two to three hours.
Ensure the berries are as dry as possible before adding sugar.
Stir occasionally to prevent scorching until the juice jellies.
Jar the jam in airtight containers.
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
- Strawberries
- Provide the fruit flavor and the bulk of the jam's body.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam, helps it thicken and set, and helps preserve it.
The step that matters
Stirring to prevent scorching. Sugar-rich fruit sticks and burns on the bottom of the pot as the juice thickens. Scorched sugar turns bitter and dark, so frequent stirring keeps the jam tasting fresh.
“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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