Ginger Preserve
From The complete Indian housekeeper & cook, 1898
Some people add lime-juice to the syrup.
Presented as published in 1898. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.
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This recipe was extracted from The complete Indian housekeeper & cook (1898) by Flora Annie Webster Steel, page 238. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.
Ginger Preserve. — Scrape and boil the ginger in two or three waters till soft. Then carefully look over and cut out all the knots. Fill wide-mouthed jars half full with ginger, and pour over a boil- ing syrup made of No. 3 Shahjehanpore sugar, 2 units to 1 of water
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