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Strawberry Syrup

A syrup made by crushing strawberries, mixing with simple syrup, boiling, and serving diluted over ice.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 3 ingredients
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Strawberry Syrup

Ingredients

Directions

Make the syrup

  1. Crush the strawberries in a cloth.

  2. Press out the juice.

  3. Combine the strawberry juice with 1 pint of simple syrup in a pot.

  4. Boil gently for one hour.

  5. Let it cool.

Bottle and serve

  1. Bottle the syrup and cork the bottle, then seal it.

  2. Dilute the syrup with water to taste.

  3. Set it on ice.

  4. Serve in small tumblers half filled.

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.

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What each ingredient does

Fine ripe strawberries
Provide the main flavour and colour of the syrup.
Simple syrup
Adds sweetness and body, balancing the tartness of the fruit juice.

The step that matters

Boil gently for one hour. Gentle heat reduces the juice and concentrates its flavour without scorching the sugar or cooking off the fresh strawberry aroma. Boiling too hard can darken the syrup and dull its colour.

“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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