Why it works: Currant and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 12,256 recipes. The science ↓
Yert Rich Raspberry Jam or Marmalade
Ingredients
Directions
Cook the fruit
Boil the raspberries and currant juice together for 20 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat.
Add sugar and jar
Stir in the sugar until it is fully dissolved.
Pour the jam into jars while hot.
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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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Currant + sugartop 26% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together12,256 recipes
Currant and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 12,256 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
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What each ingredient does
- Raspberries
- Provide the main fruit flavor, color, and body of the jam.
- Currant juice
- Adds acidity and natural pectin to help the jam thicken and set.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness and helps preserve the jam while it thickens.
The step that matters
Stir in the sugar until fully dissolved. Sugar grains left undissolved can make the finished jam grainy and unevenly sweet. Stirring the sugar in off the heat helps it dissolve completely before the jam sets, giving a smooth texture throughout.
“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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