How to make jam from a mixture of berries
How to make jam from a mixture of berries
The "jam season" began and we cook our own jam with pleasure. The components make it unique, but the rules for making the jam are passed on to us from our grandmothers.
Elegant recipes with the addition of herbs, flowers,spices and alcohol will not leave anyone indifferent. Do not be afraid to mix strawberries with cardamom and pepper, currants with ginger and vanilla. This is now the most fashionable trend in making jam. Add the mint leaves to the strawberry or cherry jam at the end of cooking, and you will be surprised at the new shade of your favorite jam.
Emphasize the taste of raspberry jamdrops of vanilla essence at the very end of cooking, removing the jam from the fire. Combine the raspberries and the chocolate, adding the chips of black chocolate (200 g per 1 kg of fruit) to the jam during its infusion. Finally, you can change the taste of your jam by replacing a quarter of the amount of sugar with liquid honey.
Insisting on jam
Add a little lemon juice to the jam during its infusion to preserve the color of the fruit. Cover the bowl with a piece of parchment paper to prevent film formation on the jam.
End of cooking
Determined by a drop of jam on a plate. If the droplet does not spread, you can remove the jam from the fire.
Preservation of jam
Use sterile jars with screw caps. Fill them to the brim and tighten with a hot lid. Turn over the jar and leave overnight. Keep in a cool place away from light.
Jam from red berries with strawberry liqueur
For 4 or 5 jars:
- 300 g of strawberries;
- 300 g of raspberries;
- 300 g of red currant;
- 300 g of sweet cherry;
- Juice of one lemon;
- 800 g of granulated sugar;
- 70 ml of strawberry liqueur.
Wash and dry the strawberries, cut into halves. Sort out the raspberries, not mine. Peel the currant from the twigs and rinse. Wash the cherry, remove the bones and twigs.
Put the fruit in a saucepan with granulated sugar,lemon juice and 400 ml of water. Bring to a boil and cook over low heat for 20-25 minutes, thoroughly mixing. After checking the readiness of the drops on the plate, remove from heat and add the liquor. Spread on jars immediately.
