To preserve RED GOOSEBERRIES

The Experienced English Housekeeper · Elizabeth Raffald · 1784

Source: The Experienced English Housekeeper
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Ingredients (4)

preserving red gooseberries

rough red gooseberries ↝ Gooseberries, raw [Fruits and Fruit Juices]
loaf sugar ↝ Sugar, NFS [Sugars and honey]
water ↝ Water, tap [Tap water]
brandy papers

Instructions (6)

Put your sugar into a preserving-pan, with as much water as will dissolve it.
Boil and skim it well.
Then put in your gooseberries.
Let them boil a little, and set them by till the next day.
Then boil them till they look clear, and the syrup thick.
Then put them into pots or glasses, cover them with brandy papers, and keep them for use.

Original Text

To preserve RED GOOSEBERRIES.
TO every quart of rough red gooseberries put a pound of loaf sugar, put your sugar into a preserving-pan, with as much water as will dissolve it, boil and skim it well, then put in your gooseberries, let them boil a little, and set them by till the next day, then boil them till they look clear, and the syrup thick, then put them into pots or glasses, cover them with brandy papers, and keep them for use.

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