Mixed Berry Preserves
By: Julie Cecchini
Published: Tuesday, July 29, 2014 - 2:10pm

Ingredients




1 lb strawberries, sliced
1/2 lb dried mixed berries (blueberries, blackberries, rasperries (or 1 lb fresh)
1 tsp corn starch
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp Orange Vanilla Sugar

Preparation

1 Remove stems and wash the fruit. 2 Hull strawberries. 3 First place red dried berries in a pan with very little water boil until they become mushy. 4 Add the straberries and continue to boil until they are soft, this should take approximately 20 min. 5 Stir in cornstarch, lemon juice and Orange Vanilla Sugar. 6 Continue to boil until the fruit begins to set. 7 Cool the mixture for 15 to 20 min and then store in warmed jam jars.

About

I lived in Devon as a grad student.  While there I fully immersed myself in the cuisine of the shire while there.  Naturally that meant lots of tea with clotted cream and preserves.