Strawberries Preserved Whole

Ingredients

• equal by weight strawberries
• equal by weight white sugar
• red currant juice

Instructions

1. Weigh out equal quantities of strawberries and powdered white sugar. Sift half the sugar evenly over the fruit and let it rest overnight.
2. The next day, boil the remaining sugar with red currant juice. Add the strawberries to this syrup and simmer gently until the jelly coats them.
3. Transfer the strawberries carefully into pots, taking care not to break them, and pour the hot syrup over them.