Strawberry Jelly
Ingredients
Directions
Mash the strawberries and strain the juice through a bag.
Combine the juice with 1 ½ cups of sugar in a pot.
Boil the mixture briskly for 20 minutes.
Ensure all small fruits are cooked until the seeds appear done.
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
- Strawberries
- Supply the fruit flavor and the juice that becomes the body of the jelly.
- Granulated sugar
- Sweetens the jelly and, with heat and fruit pectin, helps it set.
The step that matters
Boil briskly for the full 20 minutes. The jelly sets as water evaporates and the sugar and fruit pectin become concentrated enough to gel. A weak or short boil leaves the jelly runny, while overcooking can make it stiff.
“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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