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To Dry Green Gooseberries

A method for drying green gooseberries by simmering them in sugar syrup and then oven-drying.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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To Dry Green Gooseberries

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare

  1. Scoop out the seeds from the gooseberries using a small spoon.

Make the syrup and cook

  1. In a pot, combine the sugar and water, and boil for 15 minutes.

  2. Skim the syrup thoroughly, then add the seeded gooseberries.

  3. Simmer the gooseberries for 5 to 7 minutes until clear and tender.

  4. Remove the gooseberries and add more to the syrup if desired.

Dry

  1. Drain the gooseberries slightly and spread them on dishes.

  2. Dry them gradually in a cool oven or sunny window.

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

Green gooseberries
Provide the fruit body that softens and turns clear and tender when simmered in syrup.
Sugar
Sweetens the fruit and, as syrup, draws water out so the dried fruit keeps its shape and chew.

The step that matters

Simmering the gooseberries. Heat softens the fruit's cell walls and pectin. Simmering for the stated 5 to 7 minutes lets the fruit turn clear and tender, while longer cooking can break the berries apart and make them mushy.

“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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