Strawberry Jelly

Ingredients

• half gallon of berries
• one cup of white sugar

Method

1. 1

   Boil the berries until they are tender, in just enough water to cover.

2. 2

   Strain and again boil the juice ten or fifteen minutes; then measure the juice and add one cup of white sugar to each cup of juice.

3. 3

   Then boil twenty minutes, always skimming carefully.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The new Annie Dennis cook book (1905) by Annie E. Dennis, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Strawberry Jelly Gather the berries for jejlly just as they are begin- ning to turn red. Boil them until they are tender, in just enough water to cover. Strain and again boil the juice ten or fiftqen minutes; then measure the juice and add one cup of white sugar to each cup of juice. Then boil twenty minutes, always skimming carefully. Another Way for Strawberry Jam Select berries ripe and firm. Place in a kettle, with one pint of water to one gallon of berries. Boil until THE NEW ANNIE DENNIS COOK BOOK 15 the berries are te^nder, then add three-quarters of a pound of sugar to each pint of berries and boil twenty or thirty minutes. This will be firm like jelly. RASPBERRIES There are several varietie,s of the berries, all good for jellies, jams, etc. If very light jelly is desired, the pink or white varieties should be used, and the berries gathered just before they are ripe. For jam very ripe berries should be used. For preserves gather the berries as for jelly. Ripe fruit is desirable, also for wines and cordials. The berries should always be, used freshr Raspberry Shrub Pour a quart of good cider vinegar over two quarts of raspberries, and, after covering closely, set aside for forty-eight hours. Strain through a muslin bag, and to every pint of liquor add one pound of sugar. Boil slowly for five minute^s, remove the scum, let cool for fifteen minutes and bottle. A tablespoonful of this added to a glass of ice water, makes a most refreshing drink. Blackberry and strawberry vinegars are made in the same manner. Raspberry Jelly Take half gallon of berries

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