How to make jam from green walnuts?

To make a jam of green walnuts, you need to stock up a huge willpower and patience. After all, such a sweet product is cooked for 4-5 days, than often frightens off housewives who have expressed a desire to pamper their family with this unusual dessert in the winter. For those who are not afraid of difficulties, we present a detailed recipe for an amazing and very tasty jam from unripe walnuts.

Necessary ingredients:

• Sand sugar - 2 kg;
• Walnuts (green, with unformed shell) - 1,5 kg, or 80 pieces;
• Citric acid - only 10 g (half - to remove bitterness during boiling, half - to the jam itself);
• Vanilla sugar - 5 g (optional);
• Drinking water - only 2.5 liters (2 liters to remove bitterness during boiling and 0.5 liters for sweet syrup).

Features of the choice of the main ingredient

Jam from green walnuts should be done only after they completely lose all bitterness. After all, otherwise, such a dessert will simply not be usable. It is required to take 1.5 kg of nuts of a milky degree of maturity. They should be large enough, and it is recommended to collect them before the beginning of the third decade of June. It is during this period that the product has an immature crust that is ideal for further preservation.

The soaking process of the main ingredient

To make jam from green walnuts, it is necessary to pour the entire collected product into a colander and wash it thoroughly in warm water. After that they need to be placed in a large enameled basin, which then should be filled with ordinary drinking water. It is recommended to change it to fresh 4 times a day. It is recommended to soak the nuts for 4-5 days. During this time they will completely lose their bitterness and become suitable for cooking a tasty and useful dessert.

It is worth noting that some mistresses still risk and make jam from green walnuts without prolonged soaking (1 or 2 days). But we recommend that you do not do this, because it will be a pity to throw such a useful product.

The processing of the main ingredient

Jam from green nuts should be done only from the purified product. To do this, the soaked ingredients must be separated from the surface peel with a knife to clean the vegetables. Then they must be put in a saucepan, add 2 liters of water and 5 g of citric acid. In such a solution, nuts are recommended to boil for at least 20 minutes. After this, the product should be discarded in a colander, thereby saving it from all excess liquid.

The final stage in the preparation

Jam from green walnuts, the use of which is undeniable in the fight against all colds and iodine deficiency, it is advisable to do with a small amount of sugar. For this, 0.5 liters of drinking water and 2 kg of sweet spice are to be poured into the dishes. Next, in the finished syrup, you need to put slightly boiled nuts and boil them for another 9-12 minutes. After this, the pan should be covered with a newspaper or gauze, and after 12 hours the jam is recommended to boil again for half an hour. Then it is required to add citric acid and a little vanilla, after which the product must be poured over sterilized jars and rolled well.