How to cook syrup?

From sugar it is possible to make various syrups, in thatnumber and for jam. They will enjoy their taste and simplicity in cooking. How to make a syrup based on various ingredients is described in detail below.

Recipe for chocolate syrup

Before preparing the syrup for this recipe, you need to stock up the following ingredients:

• filtered water - 600 ml;
• granulated sugar - 500 g;
• salt - 2 g;
• cocoa powder-500 g.

The chocolate syrup is prepared in this way:

1. Take a bowl, mix cocoa powder, water (100 ml), salt and sugar in it. It is necessary to obtain a homogeneous mass.
2. Pour the remaining water into a saucepan and bring to a boil. Then transfer the mass from sugar and cocoa. Cook it on low heat for about 10-15 minutes, always stirring.
3. Refrigerate the resulting syrup, pour into a container and store in the refrigerator. It is great for making various desserts and cakes.

Recipe for sugar syrup for jam

To prepare sugar syrup for jam, you need the following ingredients:

• filtered water - 700 ml;
• granulated sugar - 500 g.

Such a syrup is prepared as follows:

1. Pour sugar into the pan and fill with water. Put everything on a fire and bring to a boil.
2. Boil the ingredients until thick. Be sure to stir them, otherwise the sugar will burn.
3. Fill the fruit or berries with the prepared syrup, and then roll the jam over the jars.

The recipe for lemon syrup

If you want to prepare xylo-sweet syrup, then it should be cooked on the basis of lemon juice. It must be squeezed out of the ripe fruit. To prepare this syrup you need to take:

• lemon juice - 1 l;
• granulated sugar - 650 g.

Proceed in this way:

1. Strain the juice through the cheesecloth.
2. Sugar put into a small saucepan. He poured lemon juice and put on fire.
3. Bring the ingredients to a boil and boil them for about 15-20 minutes until a thick syrup is obtained. It will then need to be cooled and poured into a container.

You can also prepare a syrup based on viburnum. It turns out not only tasty, but also extremely useful. His recipe is presented in the article How to Cook Kalina. If you decide to make syrups based on herbs, it is important when you use them to keep the dosage. About it you can learn from the article How to take syrup.