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Fruits in Saccharin for Diabetics (Original Recipe)

4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 kg currants, cherries, strawberries, or raspberries
• 4 g saccharin
• rum (a little)
• 0.5 l water (only for cherries)

Instructions

1. For 1 kilogram of currants, cherries, strawberries, or raspberries, dissolve 4 grams of saccharin in a little rum (too much saccharin can result in an unpleasant taste).
2. Place the destemmed currants in a pot without water, simmer slowly, gradually add the dissolved saccharin, and stir the mixture once.
3. Proceed similarly with strawberries and raspberries.
4. For 1 kilogram of cherries, use ½ liter of water, otherwise the process is the same as for currants.

Modernized from a treasured 19th-century German cookbook.