The "jam season" has begun and we are happy to make our own jam. Its components make it unique, but the rules for making jam are passed on to us from our grandmothers.
Gourmet recipes with herbs, flowers, spices and alcohol will leave no one indifferent. Don't be afraid to mix strawberries with cardamom and pepper, currants with ginger and vanilla. This is now the most fashionable trend in jam making. Add mint leaves to strawberry or cherry jam at the end of the boil, and you will be surprised by the new shade of your favorite jam.
Accentuate the taste of the raspberry jam with a few drops of vanilla essence at the very end of the boil by removing the jam from the heat. Combine raspberries and chocolate by adding shavings of dark chocolate (200 g per 1 kg of fruit) to the jam while steeping. Finally, you can change the flavor of your jam by replacing a quarter of the sugar with liquid honey.
Infusion of jam
Add a little lemon juice to the jam while infusing to preserve the fruit's color. Cover the bowl with a sheet of parchment paper to prevent the jam from forming a film.
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 heat.
Preservation of jam
Use sterile jars with screw caps. Fill them to the brim and tighten with a hot lid. Turn the jar over and leave overnight. Store in a cool place away from light.
Red berry jam with strawberry liqueur
For 4 or 5 jars:
- 300 g strawberries;
- 300 g raspberries;
- 300 g red currants;
- 300 g cherries;
- juice of one lemon;
- 800 g granulated sugar;
- 70 ml of strawberry liqueur.
Wash and dry the strawberries, cut them into halves. Sort out the raspberries, not washing them. Peel the currants from the twigs and rinse. Wash the cherries, remove seeds and twigs.
Place the fruit in a saucepan with granulated sugar, lemon juice and 400 ml of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20-25 minutes, stirring thoroughly. After checking the readiness with a drop on a plate, remove from heat and add liquor. Place in jars immediately.
