Jam - is a treat any sweet tooth.In modern society, where the food industry has reached a high level of production, you can buy almost any jam in the store.We will not judge its quality, because it depends on the manufacturer.But you can prepare this dessert and independently.That is what our mothers and grandmothers still more recently.How to make jam, so it was tasty and fragrant?
Properly cooked jam retains the acid and sugar, which in large quantities contained in the fruit.In addition, it has a taste and aroma of the fresh fruit.
The very first thing you should do before you make jam, is to select the correct utensils.Earlier jam cooked in large aluminum or brass basins.It is possible to use stainless steel container.Do not expect to cook once a large number of sweet treats.From this severely affected its quality.Take container, designed for about 2-6 kilograms.With more volume to constantly stir the berries, which leads to their deformation.In addition, it increases the duration of the preparation and taste, and aesthetics jams, deteriorate.
Before jam, you need to wash and dry the dishes prepared.
Now for the fruit.They need to sort and wash.Delicate fruit spread in a colander and lower it a few times in the water tank.It is desirable that the fruits were the same, then the jam boil evenly.
If the fruit firm, they recommended a few minutes to hold in boiling water or punctured in several places.It is necessary that they are well soaked with syrup.
jam boiled in several ways.Sometimes prepare syrup, and then pour them cooked berry or fruit.Then boil them.Some recipes of how to make jam, require multiple brew.But the delicate berries cook once, so they retain their shape and appearance.
syrup to make jam as follows.The capacity is poured the required amount of sugar.Then there was added water and boiled to dissolve completely.This syrup is poured the fruit and cook.The foam is formed during the cooking process, which must be removed.
Ready jam is determined by the absence of foam and liquid density.If the fruit is not sour, then the richer taste add a little lemon juice or citric acid.
Properly cooked jam and clear fruit and syrup ratio it proportional.
And now a few recipes for this delicacy.
Here's how to cook apricot jam.The recipe is a one kilogram of fruit.You must first prepare the syrup.To this was dissolved in 1.5 cups of water 5 cups of sugar.Give boil.Prepare the fruit.You can use whole apricots with stones, and you can remove the bone.But note that if there is bone, the shelf life of jam is reduced.Then pour syrup prepared fruit.Cook about 3 minutes, then remove from heat.Soaking it for 7-8 hours.This procedure is repeated 3-4 times.After adding half a teaspoon of citric acid and a little vanilla.Jam should have transparent, almost amber color.
And finally, how to cook raspberry jam.This delicate berry, and cook this dessert so long.Prepared raspberries need to fill with sugar and set aside for 5-6 hours.It should let the juice.For one kilogram of berries take 1-1.5 kilograms of sugar.Then we put the container on fire and cook.When the foam is formed, it should be removed.When the jam starts to boil, boil it for about 20 minutes.By this time the foam to disappear.Then poured it on the banks.
laborious process of making jam.But the delicious homemade treat is worth the time and effort.
