Jam

At the end of spring, nature does not give us many opportunities for canning. There are no berries and fruits yet. It's time to start making healthy preparations that will protect us from colds and viruses in winter. What can you stock up for future use? Cones! Today in our article we will talk about jam made from larch.

To make medicinal pine needle jam, any needles are suitable, be it pine or spruce. But they need to be collected either in late autumn or winter. It is when the movement of juice stops that the maximum amount of useful substances is collected in the needles.

Irga (yurga) belongs to apple trees, although the size of its fruits is more reminiscent of chokeberry, or currant.Among the many varieties of serviceberry, there are shrubs and low-growing trees, and their fruits are somewhat different from each other, but nevertheless, they are all very tasty, healthy and great for making jam.

Many housewives have long mastered recipes for making pies with sorrel. But these are usually salty pies, because few people know that these same pies can also be made sweet. After all, sorrel jam has the necessary sourness, delicate texture and tastes no worse than rhubarb jam.

Among the more than 1,500 varieties of nightshade, not many are edible. In fact, only black nightshade can be eaten, and also with reservations. The berries must be 100% ripe, otherwise you risk getting an upset stomach or even poisoning.

Some call the fruits of wild apricots apricots. They are always very small and pitting them is very difficult. But this is a little different. Uryuk is not a special variety of apricot, but any dried apricots with pits. Most often, compote is prepared from apricots, but apricot jam also turns out very tasty. It is somewhat different from jam made from fresh apricots, but only for the better. It is richer, more aromatic, although darker amber in color.

Unfortunately, after heat treatment, cherries lose most of their taste and aroma and cherry jam becomes sweet, but somewhat herbaceous in taste. To avoid this, yellow cherry jam must be prepared correctly, and do not forget about our “magic wands” - spices.

Many people argue whether dates are a medicine or a treat? But this is empty talk, because there is nothing wrong with the fact that a treat can be incredibly useful. To make date jam, the main thing is to choose the right dates, not treated with chemicals and preservatives, otherwise they will negate all the benefits of dates.

Some people don’t make jam from frozen strawberries for fear that they will spread. But these are vain fears if you listen to the advice and recommendations of those who have already made such jam and got really jam, and not jam, or marmalade.

There are some varieties of jam that, once you try them, you will never forget them. They are difficult to prepare, but believe me, it's worth it.Gooseberry jam can be prepared in several ways, and in any case it will be delicious, but “Tsar’s Emerald Jam” is something special. A jar of this jam is opened only on major holidays and every drop is enjoyed. Want to try?

Melissa has long gone beyond just medicinal herbs. It is actively used in cooking, for flavoring meat dishes, drinks and desserts. One of these desserts is lemon balm jam. This jam is quite versatile. It is suitable for toasts, cocktails, and simply for decorating desserts.

Ivan Michurin himself was involved in breeding the black gooseberry variety. It was he who decided to combine black currants with emerald gooseberries in one berry in order to achieve maximum concentration of vitamins and taste. He succeeded, and if green gooseberry jam is considered royal, then black gooseberry jam can be called imperial.

Mango jam is cooked in two cases - if you bought unripe fruits, or they are overripe and are about to spoil. Although, mango jam turns out to be so tasty that some people specifically buy mangoes just for jam.
Mango is an exotic fruit; making jam from it is no more difficult than making jam from peaches.

What could be better than the taste of fresh berries in winter? That's right, only fresh berries with sugar. 🙂 How to preserve all the properties and taste of black currants and raspberries for the winter?

Chanterelle jam sounds unusual and strange only to us. In Sweden, sugar is added to almost all preparations, but they do not consider mushrooms with sugar to be jam. The chanterelle jam that our housewives prepare is based on a Swedish recipe, however, it is already a full-fledged dessert. Shall we try?

Yellow raspberries have a sweeter taste, although they contain more seeds. Because of this, jam is often made from yellow raspberries, but properly prepared jam is no less tasty. After all, the berries remain intact, and the seeds are practically invisible.

It's always sad when apples fall to the ground before they are ripe. It is impossible to eat carrion, because green apples are sour and tart, and not to mention their hardness. Most gardeners, sighing sadly, bury the carrion in a hole, looking sadly at the few remaining apples on the tree, burying dreams of a rich harvest and a full pantry with seams.

Dishes of Armenian national cuisine sometimes surprise and delight with how skillfully they combine what seemed impossible to combine. We will now look at the recipe for one of these “impossible” dishes. This is jam made from eggplants, or “blue” ones, as we call them.

Is it possible to make jam from frozen cherries? After all, equipment is sometimes unreliable, and when the freezer breaks down, you begin to feverishly think about how to preserve your food for the winter. You can make jam from frozen cherries in the same way as from fresh ones.

Many interesting recipes have overly complex recipes or expensive, hard-to-find ingredients. Such recipes are designed for gourmets with exquisite taste. Most people are not so demanding and easily replace the ingredients of the recipe, getting an equally tasty product, but much cheaper and simpler. In this article, we invite you to familiarize yourself with a simple and affordable recipe for onion jam.