Strawberry Preserves
Ingredients
Directions
Cover the strawberries with sugar and set on the back part of the stove until the sugar is dissolved.
Let it boil for 10 to 11 minutes.
Pour into a jar and leave open until the fruit is cold.
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 body that the preserves are built around.
- Sugar
- Sweetens the fruit and helps thicken the preserves as they cook.
The step that matters
Boiling for 10 to 11 minutes. Boiling long enough lets the sugar and fruit pectin concentrate and set as the mixture cools. Stopping too early can leave the preserves runny, while boiling too long can make them overly thick or caramelized.
“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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