Ashberry Jelly
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United Kingdom
Known as a British recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
- Preserving. Old preserving methods may not make food safe to keep. Use current tested guidance.
Ingredients 5 ingredients
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
Method
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- This fruit is not often for sale, hut must he gathered from the Mountain Ash.
- Wash the fruit thoroughly, and put it into a preserving-pan with water sufficient to cover it.
- Let it simmer gently until the water is red and has a bitter taste ;
- then strain but do not squeeze the fruit.
- Put a pound of sugar to every pint of liquor, and boil it over a good fire until it jellies.
- Pour it into jars, and when cold cover with tissue paper dipped in gum water.
- The fruit should be gathered when it is red, but before the frost has touched it.
- It should be placed on the table with venison.
- Time to boil, about forty minutes.
Plating
Cookware for this recipe
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Saucepan
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