Spiced Currants
Origin: Mobile, Alabama
Source: Abby Fisher, 1881
Ingredients
- 5 pounds fresh currants
- 3 pounds sugar
- 1 pint vinegar
- 1 ounce ground cloves
- 1 ounce stick cinnamon
Instructions
- Wash the fresh currants and drain all water from them through a sieve or colander.
- Add the sugar and vinegar to the currants.
- Transfer the mixture to a porcelain kettle.
- Season with the ground cloves and stick cinnamon.
- Cook gradually until the mixture becomes like a jelly.
- When it cools, put away in bottles and cork tight.