How to cook jam?

Jam is a wonderful optionharvesting fruits and berries, thanks to which they are not only preserved for a long time, but also retain their nutritional value: vitamins, trace elements and other useful substances.

Consider how to cook jam at home. We offer a choice of three recipes.

Apple jam

A classic version of apple jam, which will appeal to both children and adults. Also wonderful for those who adhere to a diet.

Ingredients

1 kilogram of apples;
500 grams of granulated sugar;
150 milliliters of water.

Preparation

Apples rinse, peel, remove seeds and middles. Cut them into small pieces.
Put the apples in a saucepan, pour water and put on a slow fire. In case the water was not enough, add more, but do not overdo it.
While the apples are boiling, stir them from time to time.
When apples become soft, and this will happen after about half an hour of cooking, remove them from the fire and cool.
Now, using a mixer, grind the apples until smooth. If it is more convenient for you, you can transfer the apples with water to the blender bowl and use it to turn them into puree.
Now mash the apples in a saucepan,Add sugar and cook until the consistency you need (at least 10 minutes). It is desirable that the cooking time is not more than half an hour, so that useful substances remain in the fruit.
Pour hot jam on previously sterilized jars, roll and cover with a blanket until completely cooled.

It is interesting that this recipe isclassical and rather old, for this reason it has been changed many times. Some housewives add cinnamon, and someone - dried fruits: for example, everyone knows about the benefits of combining prunes - apples.

Cherry jam: the first way

This jam not only contains a lot of vitamins in the composition, but also has a slightly sour taste. The recipe is made up of 5 cans per half liter.

Ingredients

5 kilograms of cherries;
3 kilograms of granulated sugar;
1 liter of water;
4 tablespoons of citric acid.

Preparation

Prepare berries - rinse them, remove bones and cuttings. Perezrelye fruit, too, let it go, it will not spoil the final product in any way. Make sure that there is no starting mold on the berries.
Cherry chop with a blender or pass through a meat grinder.
Put the whole berry mass into a large saucepan, add three kilos of sugar and a liter of water, mix.
On medium heat, cook for 3 or 4 hours until cooked. The jam will be ready when the scapula will leave a trail behind it.
After this, add 4 tablespoons of citric acid and turn on strong fire.
Cook for 5 minutes until completely ready.
Finished jam put in jars and tighten.

Cherry jam: the second way

More classic recipe. When there was still no blenders and mixers, jam and jam were prepared in this way. Perhaps, having tried this recipe, you will remember cherry jam, which was eaten in childhood.

Ingredients

5 kilograms of cherries;
3 kg of granulated sugar;
1 liter of water;
4 tablespoons of citric acid.

Preparation

Prepare the fruits - wash them, peel them from cuttings, dirt, stones and put them in a saucepan. As in the first method, do not be afraid to use overripe fruits.
Pour the cherry with water and cook until the berries are softened.
When berries become soft, wipe them with hands through a sieve. If you do not get puree, since you do this for the first time, do not despair - it does not affect the taste.
Pour the berries in a large saucepan, pour three kilograms of granulated sugar, mix and cook on low heat for three hours.
5 minutes before the meal, pour the citric acid, mix and increase the fire.
After 5 minutes, remove the pan from the fire, and pour out the jam over the prepared jars and roll them.

When preparing jam from cherry berries, you can also experiment by adding other berries, for example, chokeberry. In addition, the cherry will perfectly match the lemon zest.

Who among us does not like sweets? More options for cooking your favorite sweet dishes can be found in our Sweets section.