Homemade Currant Paste

Ingredients

• 1 lb currants
• 1 lb 4 oz loaf sugar
• Water

Method

1. 1 Wash currants, place in a preserving pan, and bruise them.
2. 2 Add a little water and boil the currants to a pulp.
3. 3 Press out the juice from the pulp.
4. 4 For every pound of juice, add 1 lb 4 oz of sugar and boil to crack.
5. 5 Remove from heat, add the currant paste, skim off scum, and pot.