Do I need sugar for cloudberries in jars?

No. In this method from 1914, only cloudberries and cognac are used. The smallest berries are crushed, the juice strained and poured over the whole berries, so the berries are preserved in their own juice.

The cognac acts as a preservative. The jars are rinsed with cognac before the berries are put in, and a linen cloth dipped in cognac is placed in the jar neck before the cork is tapped in.

How are the jars best sealed?

A cork is tapped in over the linen cloth, and if desired the jars can also be sealed with lacquer to make them completely airtight.

Which berries should be chosen?

Use fresh, whole cloudberries in the jar. The smaller and not-quite-whole berries are sorted out and crushed for juice.

Cloudberries in Jars

Cloudberries in jars (Erken 1914): small cloudberries are crushed and the juice strained over whole, fresh cloudberries in jars rinsed with cognac; a linen cloth dipped in cognac is placed in the jar neck before the cork is tapped in, and the jars may be sealed with lacquer.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1914-utg. s. 593 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Preserving cloudberries without sugar, from the preserving chapter of "Stor kokebok" (Grand Cookbook, 1914). The cognac acts as a preservative both on the jar and on the linen laid over the berries.

How to make it

1
Make juice
Sort out the smallest cloudberries, crush them, and strain the juice.
2
Prepare the jars
Rinse the jars in which the cloudberries are to be stored with cognac.
3
Fill the jars
Place the whole, fresh cloudberries in the jars and pour the strained juice over them.
4
Seal
Lay a linen cloth dipped in cognac in the jar neck before tapping in the corks. The jars may be sealed with lacquer if desired.

Changes from the original

The method is divided into numbered steps and the language of the steps modernized; "linklut" is rendered as linen cloth/linen.

Tidsmaskin – hva endret seg?

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Fra1914 1949 Modernisert

Til1914 1949 Modernisert

1914 (korrekturlest, s. 593) → 1949 (korrekturlest, s. 714)~63% av teksten endretfjernetlagt til

~~Multer konjak.~~ De mindre hele multer plukkes fra og knuses, saften siles og ~~heldes~~ helles over de friske multer. De ~~glas, multerne~~ glass multene skal opbevares ~~paa,~~ på, skylles med ~~konjak,~~ konjakk, bærene ~~lægges~~ legges i, og ~~en linklut, dyppet i konjak, lægges over i halsen, før korkene bankes i. Om man vil, kan man lakke glassene.~~ lokket skrues på. Ingredienser: Multer konjakk

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Frequently asked questions

Do I need sugar for cloudberries in jars?: No. In this method from 1914, only cloudberries and cognac are used. The smallest berries are crushed, the juice strained and poured over the whole berries, so the berries are preserved in their own juice.
Why is cognac used?: The cognac acts as a preservative. The jars are rinsed with cognac before the berries are put in, and a linen cloth dipped in cognac is placed in the jar neck before the cork is tapped in.
How are the jars best sealed?: A cork is tapped in over the linen cloth, and if desired the jars can also be sealed with lacquer to make them completely airtight.
Which berries should be chosen?: Use fresh, whole cloudberries in the jar. The smaller and not-quite-whole berries are sorted out and crushed for juice.

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