A simple recipe for making bird cherry jam for the winter
The berries and leaves of bird cherry are used in folk medicine and cooking, and the bushes themselves are used as disinfectants due to their antiseptic properties. The fruits contain citric and malic acids, fructose, glucose and glycoside, as well as ascorbic acid. Therefore, the berries of this shrub are used for medicinal purposes. They can be consumed fresh. Jam or preserves are also made from bird cherry.
Features of making bird cherry jam
Any variety of bird cherry is used for jam. Can be harvested from red, black or white (it is considered rare). The most astringent of all is red, but it is the most useful because it contains a lot of vitamin A. Black is softer and sweeter, but contains fewer vitamins. White of all three is the sweetest, but it contains no less nutrients than black. No matter what bird cherry is made of jam, it will be healthy and tasty.
Grocery list
For cooking you will need:
- cherry fruits;
- sugar;
- water.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
Bird cherry is bought on the market or harvested in the forest. Wild bird cherry is smaller in appearance than home cherry, but in terms of the amount of vitamins it is much superior. To prepare the jam, the fruits must be washed without putting them under running water, it can damage the peel of the berries. Better to pour the fruit into a colander and dip in a bowl of water. You need to do this 5-6 times.
For long-term storage, you need to pick out garbage and spoiled berries when cooking.
Container preparation
It is better to cook jam in a stainless steel saucepan. It is also boiled in enamel, but the pigment contained in the berries will leave a trace that is almost not washed out. It is advisable not to take copper pots, because they will release heavy metals into the mixture. Glass jars must be sterilized, metal lids must be prepared for seaming.
Other containers that will be involved in conservation must also be doused with boiling water.
How to make bird cherry jam for the winter
Method for preparing pitted jam. Of the ingredients required:
- 1 kilogram of sugar;
- 1 kilogram of bird cherry berries.
The recipe is easy but time consuming:
- The fruits need to be washed, sorted and dried.
- Place them in a cooking container.
- Fill it with water and cook the mixture for 25-30 minutes over low heat.
- Allow the berries to cool and rub through a bandage or cheesecloth to remove the seeds.
- Mix the resulting mass with sugar.
- Leave it to infuse for 45-50 minutes.
- Pour water in a ratio of 250-300 milliliters per 1 kilogram of puree.
- Keep on fire for 35-40 minutes.
- Pour the mass into jars.Roll up the lid and leave to cool at 18-23 ° C.
- Put in the refrigerator or cellar.
A simple recipe for jam for the winter. For cooking you will need:
- 1 kilogram of black bird cherry;
- one and a half kilograms of granulated sugar;
- 750 milliliters of water.
This jam does not take long to make:
- The fruits need to be washed and dried.
- Dissolve a pound of sugar in boiling water.
- Place the berries in a colander.
- Dip it in boiling syrup.
- Keep the fruits in it for 4-5 minutes.
- Remove the container from the pan and hold it over it. This is necessary in order for the syrup to drain back into the dish.
- Pour the fruits into a clean, unenamelled saucepan.
- Pour the remaining sugar into the syrup. After it is completely dissolved, pour the syrup over the berries and put the container on low heat.
- Simmer for 15 minutes, stirring and removing the froth.
- Pack the mixture into jars, roll up with metal lids.
- When the contents in the jars have cooled, put them in the refrigerator or cellar.
How to store the finished product correctly
There are some tips for storing the finished product:
- bird cherry rolls, which contain seeds, can be stored in a dark and cool room for up to 7 months from the date of conservation. This is due to the fact that its bones contain hydrocyanic acid;
- jam must be made seedless. So it will be stored longer;
- keep the finished product in a cool dark place.
