Sun cooked preserves
Sun cooked preserves recipe in the canning category
Recipe ingredients:
- 3 pounds berries or cherries
- 6 cups granulated sugar
- 3 cups water
Recipe method:
- Wash and pick over enough berries (strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, boysenberries, dark red cherries) to weigh 3 pounds.
- In a kettle combine sugar with water and cook the syrup to the thread stage, or until a candy thermometer registers 228 degrees F.
- Add berries or cherries and let the mixture stand overnight.
- Skim the berries from the syrup and spread them in a single layer in shallow baking pans.
- Heat syrup until a candy thermometer registers 228 degrees F and pour it over the berries.
- Cover the pans with glass or clear plastic wrap and let them stand in direct sunlight for 2 to 3 days or until the syrup is thickened.
- Dampness and lower temperatures at night can cause mold to form, so the preserves must be brought indoors each night in most climates.
- If the days turn cloudy, the cooking must be completed in a 225 degrees F oven.
- Pour the preserves into sterilized jars and seal them.
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