Strawberry syrup
Ingredients
- 1,361 gSugar
- 1,136 gWater
- 33 gEgg white
- 567 gStrawberry
The source does not say how many it serves. Amounts are the whole recipe as written; no serving count was made up.
Grams are the real measure. Glasses and spoons are approximate and vary by ingredient. 1 Turkish glass is 200 ml.
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Cross-section
- Sugar44%
- Water37%
- Strawberry18%
- Egg white 1%
Ingredients by weight, heaviest at the bottom.
Method
Put the sugar, water and whisked egg white in a pan over the heat.
When it boils, skim it, then let it cook gently until it starts to thicken.
Take it off the heat and at once add the freshly picked strawberries, washed and hulled. Cover the pan and leave for two hours.
2 hRemove the fruit using a slotted spoon, filter the syrup using a cloth, then bottle and cork until needed.
Where this recipe comes from
From a published work: quantities come from Turabi Efendi, Turkish Cookery Book (1864); the method is written in our own words.
- Turabi Efendi, Turkish Cookery Book (1864)Accessed: November 4, 2026
Last changed: November 1, 2026