What is jam?This is a certain method of preserving, where the main preservative is sugar. When making jam, the most important thing is to maintain the ratio of sugar and fruit, and this is necessary so that the jam does not become candied. It is cooked from fruits, berries, as well as zucchini, carrots, pumpkin, rhubarb. To make the jam unusual and especially tasty, honey, nuts, lemon zest, etc. are added to it. Let's consider several popular recipes for making jam at home:
Jam from cones
Ingredients:
- 1 kg. pine cones
- 1 kg. Sahara
Method of preparation:How to make pine cone jam? To do this, the cones must be cleaned and thoroughly washed under running water. Place the washed cones in a saucepan and pour in enough water to cover the cones. Put the saucepan on the stove and bring to a boil over low heat. Boil the cones for 7 minutes, then add sugar. Mix thoroughly and cook the jam, periodically removing the foam with a slotted spoon for 2 hours. Pine jam is ready! This jam is great for colds, bronchitis, and sore throats. Enjoy your meal!
Raspberry jam
Ingredients:
- 1 kg. raspberries
- 1 kg. Sahara
- 600 ml. water
Method of preparation:To make homemade raspberry jam, you need to peel the raspberries and pour water over them, then add sugar. Boil the berries for 5-7 minutes, then cool to about 20 degrees. Put the cooled jam back on the fire. Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes, then cool again. Repeat the same procedure 2 more times. Pour the finished raspberry jam into sterilized jars and roll up. Enjoy!
Strawberry jam
Ingredients:
- 1 kg. Sahara
- 1 kg. strawberries
Method of preparation:Peel the strawberries and wash them well. Then put them in a saucepan and sprinkle with sugar. Leave the saucepan with strawberries for 5-6 hours. After the strawberries release juice, put the saucepan on the fire and bring to a boil. Cook for 5 minutes. Remove the jam from the fire, cool and put it back on the fire. Repeat the procedure three times. Pour the finished strawberry jam into sterilized jars and roll up. Remember! While cooking the jam, do not forget to remove the foam. Enjoy your meal!
Cherry jam
Ingredients:
- 3 kg. cherries
- 2 kg. Sahara
- 2 packs of vanilla sugar
Method of preparation:How to make sakura jam or otherwise cherry jam? To do this, cherries need to be washed and pitted. Place the cherries in a saucepan, sprinkling each layer with sugar, and then leave for 5 hours so that the berries release juice. After that, put the saucepan on the fire, bring the jam to a boil and cook for 10 minutes. Then set the saucepan with berries aside and cool. Repeat this procedure 2 more times. The third time, leave the jam on the fire for 15 minutes, and then add vanilla sugar to it, due to which it will acquire a very pleasant aroma. Pour the finished cherry jam into sterilized jars and roll up. Enjoy your meal!
Nut jam
Ingredients:
- 1 kg. young walnuts
- 1 kg. Sahara
- 500 ml. liquid from nuts (left from scalding)
Method of preparation:To make walnut jam, you need to pierce young walnuts with a wooden stick several times. Then pour cold water over the nuts and leave for 1 week. Moreover, the water should be changed twice a day. After a week, pour boiling water over the nuts, and then put them in cold water. Add sugar to the liquid with which the nuts were scalded, and then cook the syrup. Place the nuts in a colander so that the water drains completely, and then place them in a saucepan and pour the prepared sugar syrup over them and leave for 12 hours. After that, drain the syrup from the nuts and bring it to a boil. Cook for 15-20 minutes. Cool the finished syrup, and then pour it over the nuts and leave for 48 hours, and then drain the syrup again, boil it down, and then place the nuts and cook until done (foam stops forming). Pour the finished nut jam into sterilized jars and roll up. Enjoy!
Jam from oranges
Ingredients:
- 5 oranges
- 1 kg. Sahara
- 750 ml. water
- 1 teaspoon of lemon juice
- pinch of vanillin
Method of preparation:Orange jam is prepared as follows: peel the oranges and boil them in a saucepan until they are ready, namely until they can be easily pierced. Then drain the oranges in a colander and cut into eight pieces. Pour water into the saucepan, add sugar and cook until the syrup thickens. Then put the oranges in the syrup and cook until ready. To add piquancy to the jam, add lemon juice and vanillin at the end of cooking. Pour the finished orange jam into sterilized jars and roll up. Enjoy!
Jam from vegetable marrows
Ingredients:
- 1 kg. zucchini
- 1 kg. Sahara
- 2 oranges
- 1 lemon
- 250 ml. water
Method of preparation:How to make zucchini jam? Zucchini must be peeled and seeded. Oranges must also be peeled and seeded, then cut into cubes. Also cut zucchini. Place the slices in an enamel bowl, cover with half the sugar and leave for 10 hours. Then add water to the bowl and put on the stove. Cook for 10 minutes, then cool and put on the stove again, adding the remaining sugar. Do the same - cool and put on the stove again - 3 times. 10 minutes before readiness, add chopped and peeled lemon to the jam and mix thoroughly. Pour the finished zucchini jam into sterilized jars and roll up. Enjoy!
Kiwi jam
Ingredients:
- 1.5 kg. Sahara
- 1, 5 kg. kiwi
Method of preparation:Peel the kiwi and cut it into small thin pieces, then put it in a saucepan, sprinkle with sugar and leave for half an hour to release the juice. Put the saucepan on low heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the sugar dissolves. After the sugar has completely dissolved, remove the jam from the heat and cool. Then put it back on the heat and cook for 5 minutes. Pour the finished kiwi jam into sterilized jars and roll up. Enjoy! We recommend reading:
