Gooseberries

Select young gooseberries, make a syrup with one pound of loaf sugar to each of fruit; stew them till quite clear and the syrup becomes thick, but do not let them be mashed.

Original Recipe

Select young gooseberries, make a syrup with one pound of loaf sugar to each of fruit; stew them till quite clear and the syrup becomes thick, but do not let them be mashed. They are excellent made into tarts--do not cover the pan while they are stewing.

Ingredients

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  • young gooseberries

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Select young gooseberries, make a syrup with one pound of loaf sugar to each of fruit; stew them till quite clear and the syrup becomes thick, but do not let them be mashed.

  2. 2

    They are excellent made into tarts--do not cover the pan while they are stewing.

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Recipe by mary-randolph from The Virginia Housewife; Or, Methodical Cook (1824)