Mrs Beetons Jams and Preserves Revisited
To Preserve Morello Cherries
Morello Cherries
To every 450g (1lb) of Cherries allow:
565g (1lb 4oz) Sugar
150ml (¼ pint) Water
Select ripe cherries.
Remove the stalks and reject all that have any blemishes.
Boil the sugar and water together for 5 minutes.
Add the cherries and boil them for 10 minutes, removing the scum as it rises.
Then turn the fruit, etc. into a bowl.
Allow it remain until the next day.
Then boil it again for another 10 minutes and if necessary, skim well.
Put the cherries into small sterilised jars.
Pour over the syrup.
Allow to cool and cover with airtight lids.
Store in a dry place.
Time: Altogether, 25 minutes to boil.
Seasonable: Make this in July or August.
TO PRESERVE MORELLO CHERRIES
1561. INGREDIENTS - To every lb. of cherries allow 1-1/4 lb. of sugar, 1 gill of water.
Mode - Select ripe cherries; pick off the stalks, and reject all that have any blemishes. Boil the sugar and water together for 5 minutes; put in the cherries, and boil them for 10 minutes, removing the scum as it rises. Then turn the fruit, &c. into a pan, and let it remain until the next day, when boil it all again for another 10 minutes, and, if necessary, skim well. Put the cherries into small pots; pour over them the syrup, and, when cold, cover down with oiled papers, and the tops of the jars with tissue-paper brushed over on both sides with the white of an egg, and keep in a dry place.
Time - Altogether, 25 minutes to boil.
Average cost, from 8d. to 10d. per lb. pot.
Seasonable - Make this in July or August.
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