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Raspberrt Jam

A sweet preserve made from raspberries and sugar.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
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Raspberrt Jam

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Gently bruise the raspberries with the back of a wooden spoon.

  2. Boil the raspberries over a brisk fire for 25 minutes, stirring frequently.

  3. Add the sugar and stir until dissolved.

  4. Boil the mixture quickly for 10 minutes, stirring and skimming as needed.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

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

Raspberries
Provide the fruit, pectin and flavour that form the jam's body and taste.
Granulated sugar
Sweetens the jam and helps it thicken and set while preserving it.

The step that matters

Boil the mixture quickly for 10 minutes. Sugar and fruit must reach a rolling boil to concentrate and set the jam. Stirring and skimming keep it from scorching on the bottom and removes foam that can cloud the finished jam.

“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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