Scottish Recipes: Strawberry Sweet

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Ingredients

1 lb ( 500 g ) strawberries; 1 lb ( 500 g ) red currants; 1 lb ( 500 g ) caster sugar; 1/2 pt ( 125 ml ) whipping cream

Spread out the strawberries on a large plate and sprinkle over them half the sugar.

Leave in a cool place overnight.

Next day put the red currants into a pan with a little water and cook gently till they are soft.

Strain off juice and add the other half of the sugar to it.

Put in a pan and bring to the boil. Boil for 10-15 minutes until you have a thick syrup.

Add the strawberries and their syrup and leave to cool.

Before serving pour into individual dishes, chill and top with some whipped cream.