How to make jam out of cones
How to make jam out of cones
Jam from cones helps the human body withinfluenza, angina, acute respiratory viral infections, lung diseases and reduced hemoglobin, and also increases immunity. Jam has an expectorant and diaphoretic effect. You can prepare a natural useful jam from both pine and spruce cones.
In the treatment of colds, flu, beriberi,diseases of the throat and gums, asthma is perfectly helped by jam from pine cones. Pine is one of the medicinal phytoncidal trees. The use of phytoncides is that the biologically active substances formed by them are capable of killing dangerous bacteria. For jam select young green pine cones, it is best to collect cones in the spring. The optimal length of cones for jam is 1-5 cm. You will need: - 1 kg of pine cones, - 1 kg of sugar, - 10 tbsp. Take the bumps, remove dirt, twigs and needles, then rinse. Place the lumps in a pot and pour water over it to cover them completely. Boil for 15-20 minutes in a saucepan closed with a lid. After that, leave the bumps for a day. Green infusion, which form cones, you need to drain, and throw the cones themselves. Next, connect the infusion of cones and sugar and cook for about 1.5-2 hours. For cooking, use enameled utensils. As a result, you will get a jam of crimson color with a pleasant resinous taste, which even children like. Pour the jam over the jars and cover them. Store the jam made from pine cones in this way at room temperature. For preparation of jam from spruce cones you will need: - 1 kg of fir cones, - 1 kg of sugar, - 10 tbsp. Collect the spruce cones for jam in the beginning of July. at this time the fir cones will just begin to blossom and will be green. Go over the bumps, releasing them from the needles and various twigs, then dip them into boiled water to soak them. In the dishes that you use to cook the jam, pour the sugar and add water, bring to a boil over a small heat so that the sugar can completely dissolve. In sugar syrup, put the fir cones and cook, stirring occasionally the jam. Brew is necessary until the moment when the fir cones completely dissolve. Keep in mind that the scum formed when cooking jam, you do not need to remove. Spread the prepared jam over the sterilized jars, close the lids and cool. Keep this useful jam in the fridge. There is such a jam you need at least 1 spoonful a day, it will increase the body's immunity and relieve fatigue, as well as help with colds and diseases of the respiratory system (tonsillitis, tonsillitis, pulmonary diseases, bronchitis, etc.). It is best to eat jam with green tea. Jam from spruce cones has a resinous and delicate forest aroma.
