To Preserve Raspberries

Ingredients

• a pound of sugar
• a pound of fruit

Method

1. 1

   Weigh fruit and allow a pound of sugar for every pound of fruit.

2. 2

   Mash fruit, strain juice, return juice to kettle, add sugar, dissolve, then add fruit and boil for twenty minutes.

3. 3

   Fill jars and let stand uncovered for twenty-four hours before sealing.

As published

This recipe was extracted from The economical cook book (1905) by Sara T. Paul, page 128. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

a pound of sugar to every pound of firuit hiU one, take that one pound, put it in your preserving-kettle, and mash it as fine as possible; then strain it through a thick cloth or jelly-bag, squeea- FBESEBVmO AND CANNING FRUITS. 269 ing out every drop of jaice, set it aside, wash out the kettle and wipe it dry, return the juiee to the kettle, and put the sugar in it. When the sugar is all dissolved, put in the fruit, and boil it quite fast for twenty minutes, skimming it well ; then fill your jars, and let them stand in a eool plaee for twenty-four hours, unoovered, then close them, making them air-tight, and set away. Tou may preserve strawberries in the same way, taking the juiee of a quart of strawberries. * Cherries. For making a handsome preserve, take either morelks or fine large pie-oherries, take out the pits, saving all the juioe, weigh them, allow pound for pound, put them with their juioe into your preserving-kettle alternately with the sugar, set them back on the range or stove where they will not cook until the sugar is all dissolved, then bring them to a boil, and oook gently for half an hour or longer, if they are not clear ; fill your jars, and set Ihem in a cool place uncovered until next day, then close them up air-tight The screw jars are the best to keep all kinds of fruit in, either preserved or canned. Take off the scum as it arises from the fruit whilst boiling. * Preserved Peaehes. Pare and halve the peaches, taking out the stones, make a syrup of half a pound of sugar to every pound of fruit,

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