Test For Setting Point

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Mrs Beeton's All About Cookery

By Isabella Beeton

Published 1871

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There are several tests for setting point. Unless otherwise stated in the recipe, jams are usually tested when high frothing ceases and boiling becomes noisy, with heavy plopping bubbles. If the jam is not set then, continue testing at frequent intervals.

1. Cold Plate Test: Remove the pan from the heat (otherwise setting point may be missed while this test is being made). Spoon a little jam on to a cold plate or saucer, and allow it to cool. If the setting point has been reached, the surface will set and will wrinkle when pushed with the finger.