Cherry Sunshine
Ingredients
Directions
Boil the water and sugar together until dissolved.
Add the stoned cherries to the mixture.
Cook carefully, checking for a jelly-like consistency to avoid overcooking.
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
- Sugar
- Sweetens the jam and, with cooking, helps it set into a jelly-like texture.
- Stoned cherries
- Provide the main fruit flavour and body of the jam.
- Water
- Dissolves the sugar and helps the mixture heat evenly before the fruit is added.
The step that matters
Cook carefully, checking for a jelly-like consistency. Sugar and fruit set as water evaporates and the mixture concentrates. Cooking too long over-concentrates the sugar and can make the jam stiff or sticky, while stopping too early leaves it runny.
“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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