In winter, you always want to get a "piece of the sun": eat berries. You can freeze the berries in the freezer, or even better, make delicious jam. Honeysuckle is the earliest berry, it ripens the fastest and has unique beneficial properties. It contains iron, manganese, calcium, phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, potassium, iodine, vitamins A, B2, B1, P, C. This medicinal berry will have anti-inflammatory and antipyretic effects, help maintain optimal blood pressure, improve memory, use it with anemia and gastritis. And in winter, when the body is depleted and it needs vitamins, the beneficial properties of honeysuckle will come in handy for both an adult and a child. So, we prepare the honeysuckle jam:
It is necessary
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- 1 kg honeysuckle
- 1 kg sugar
- 1 cup boiling water
Instructions
Step 1
Sort out thoroughly, rinse and dry the berries.
Step 2
Pour boiling water over the sugar and, as far as possible, dissolve it in water.
Step 3
Pour the honeysuckle in a saucepan with sugar syrup and let it brew for 4-8 hours to let the berry juice. It is advisable to leave the berries in sugar overnight.
Step 4
Put the present mass on the fire, as soon as the berries begin to boil, make a slow fire and cook for 5 minutes, removing the foam until the sugar is completely dissolved
Step 5
Then turn off the stove and leave the berries in the syrup for 6-8 hours. In this way they will be infused and soaked in sugar syrup.
Step 6
After that, put the semi-prepared jam on the stove again and cook for 10 minutes over low heat from the moment it boils. Stir the berries regularly while cooking and remove the froth.
Step 7
Sterilize the jars and place the hot jam in the jars. If you are going to store the jam all winter, add 2 g of citric acid.
Step 8
Close the jars with plastic lids. Put the cooled jam in the refrigerator or in a vegetable pit.
Enjoy your tea!
