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Gooseberry salad

Gooseberry salad: cleaned berries steep half an hour in a syrup of sugar and a little water, are flavoured with vinegar, cinnamon and ground clove and put into jars. From Erken's Stor kokebok (1949), p. 579.

Source: Henriette Schønberg Erken, Stor kokebok, 1949-utg. s. 579 (falt i det fri)

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About the dish

Despite the name this is a preserved berry dish, meant as an accompaniment, where the berries keep their shape and colour in the syrup.

How to make it

  1. 1

    Make the syrup

    Top and tail the berries. Boil the sugar to a syrup with a couple of spoonfuls of water.

  2. 2

    Steep the berries

    Let the berries simmer in the syrup for half an hour.

  3. 3

    Add the spices

    Add the vinegar, cinnamon and clove.

  4. 4

    Put in jars

    The salad can be put into jars and covered.

  5. 5

    Note

    Note: Use clean, scalded jars and keep the salad cold. Eat it within a short time, or refrigerate after opening, as the amount of sugar does not give long keeping quality.

Changes from the original

Tablespoon written as tbsp. 'A couple of spoons of water' is left without a number. The final step (Note) on keeping quality is added.

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From1949Modernised
To1949Modernised
1949 (proofread, p. 579) → Modernised~79% of the text changedremovedadded
1 kg. kg stikkelsbær (renset for stilk og blomst). 350 gr. sukker g sukker. ss vann (et par skjeer). 1 spiseskje eddik ganske litt ss eddik. kanel og støtt nellik. Bærene renses (ganske litt). nellik (støtt, ganske litt). Rens bærene for stilk og blomst, blomst. Kok sukkeret kokes til en lake med et par skjeer vann; vann.. La bærene småtrekker ½ time småtrekke i laken i en halv time.. Tilsett eddik, kanel og nellik tilsettes. nellik.. Salaten kan has fylles på glass og overbindes. overbindes.. Merk: Bruk rene, skåldede glass og oppbevar salaten kaldt. Spis den innen kort tid, eller sett den i kjøleskap etter åpning, siden sukkermengden ikke gir lang holdbarhet.

Note on Modernised

Spiseskje er skrevet som ss. «Et par skjeer vann» er satt uten tall. Det siste steget (Merk) er lagt til om holdbarhet.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the salad flavoured with?
Vinegar, a little cinnamon and a little ground clove.
How is it kept?
Put into jars and covered, according to Erken.

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