How to brew jam. Tips and Tricks

Jam is any delicacy of sweet tooth. In modern society, when 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 cook this dessert yourself. This is how our mothers and grandmothers acted quite recently. How to cook jam to make it tasty and fragrant?

A properly prepared jam preserves acids and sugars, which are found in large quantities in fruits. In addition, it has a taste and aroma of fresh fruit.

The very first thing to do before cooking jam, is to choose the right dishes. Previously, jam was boiled in large aluminum or brass basins. A stainless steel container can be used. Do not expect to cook immediately a large amount of sweet treats. This greatly affects its quality. Take a container, calculated approximately 2-6 kilograms. With a larger volume, you have to constantly mix berries, which leads to their deformation. In addition, the duration of cooking increases and the taste, and the aesthetics of jam, worsen.

Before you cook the jam, you need to rinse and dry the cookware.
Now let's look at the fruits. They need to be touched and washed. Delicate fruit is laid in a colander and several times lowered into a container of water. It is desirable that the fruits were the same, then the jam should be cooked evenly.

If the fruit is solid, then it is recommended that they be held for several minutes in boiling water or pierced in several places. It is necessary that they are well soaked in syrup.

Jam is cooked in several ways. Sometimes they make syrup, and then pour them cooked berries or fruits. After that they boil them. Some recipes for how to cook jam, suggest multiple cooking. But tender berries cook once, so that they retain their shape and appearance.

The jam syrup is made as follows. In the container pour the necessary amount of granulated sugar. Then add the water there and cook until completely dissolved. This syrup is filled with fruits and cooked. In the process of cooking, a foam is formed, which must be removed.

The availability of jam is determined by the lack of foam and the density of the liquid. If the fruits are not acidic, then for a more saturated taste, add a little lemon juice or citric acid.

The properly prepared jam is transparent and the proportion of syrup and fruit in it is proportional.

And now some recipes for this delicacy.

Here's how to cook apricot jam. The recipe is for one kilogram of fruit. Preliminary it is necessary to prepare a syrup. To do this, we dissolve 5 cups of sugar in 1.5 cups of water. We give to boil. Preparing the fruit. You can use whole apricots with bones, and you can remove the stone. But keep in mind that in the presence of bones, the shelf life of the jam decreases. Then pour the prepared fruit syrup. Cook for about 3 minutes, and then remove from heat. We maintain it for 7-8 hours. This procedure is repeated 3-4 times. After the end, add half a teaspoon of lemon acid and a little vanilla. Jam should be transparent, almost amber.

And finally, how to cook jam from raspberries. This is a delicate berry, and therefore such a dessert is not cooked for long. Prepared raspberries must be filled with sugar and set aside for 5-6 hours. She should start the juice. For one kilogram of berries we take 1-1.5 kg of sugar. Then put the container on the fire and cook. When the foam is formed, it must be removed. After the jam has boiled, cook it for about 20 minutes. By this time, the foam should disappear. Then we pour it on the banks.

Cooking jam is a laborious process. But delicious homemade delicacy is worth the effort and time.