Gooseberry Jam
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Remove stems and blossoms from the gooseberries.
Weigh and wash the berries, then place them in a kettle.
Cover the berries with boiling water and let them stand for 10 minutes, then drain.
Cook and seal
Add the sugar and cook until thick.
Bottle and seal the jam.
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
- Gooseberries
- Provide the fruit flavor and natural pectin that helps the jam thicken.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and, when cooked down, helps the jam set and keep.
The step that matters
Cook until thick. Sugar and fruit pectin need enough heat and evaporation to set. Stopping too early leaves a runny jam, while cooking too long can make it stiff and dull in flavor.
“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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