To Clarify Loaf Sugar

Name: To Clarify Loaf Sugar
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: Take as much sugar as you require.; Then throw a very little water in to prevent its boiling over.; Beat up with it some whites of egg and set it on the fire until the scum rises.; Add ½ pint water to every lb. sugar.; Add ½ pint water to every lb. sugar.; This syrup can be used for all kinds of soft ripe fruit, as it is of a proper strength, and will prevent the fruit breaking. It may be kept in bottles for flavouring ices.; This syrup can be used for all kinds of soft ripe fruit, as it is of a proper strength, and will prevent the fruit breaking. It may be kept in bottles for flavouring ices.; Let the scum rise three times before you skim it, throwing a little water in each time.

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Good Things in England

By Florence White

Published 1932

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Method

Take as much sugar as you require.
Put it in a pan capable of holding about double the quantity to allow room for it to boil.
Add ½ pint water