A step-by-step recipe for delicious gooseberry jam with lemon for the winter
A lot of jams and marmalades are prepared from the berries of the garden for the winter. Not many housewives know that gooseberry jam with lemon will be delicious. The benefits of such a dessert are enormous. In winter, it will protect you from colds and flu by strengthening the immune system. Jam is useful for hypertensive patients. It has a diuretic and choleretic effect.
Features of cooking with gooseberries and lemon for the winter
To make gooseberry jam, you need to choose a recipe that uses suitable varieties of berries.
It is best to take sweet gooseberry varieties. It is necessary that the berries are not boiled, remain intact. To do this, you need to be especially careful about the selection of fruits. The stalks and dry tops are removed from them. Lemon will add vitamins to the dessert, enhancing its benefits.
We need to tune in to long-term cooking. You will have to put the bowl of berries and lemon on the fire several times so that the components are soaked in sugar syrup, and the jam has acquired a beautiful golden color.
Required products for the recipe
It is necessary to prepare for cooking a sweet piece in advance per kilogram of gooseberries:
- the same amount of sugar;
- half a lemon;
- glass of water.
You can take green or yellow berries. The color of the fruit will change during cooking. It is advised to take berries that are not quite ripe. Their dense and strong skin will not burst.
Rules for the selection and preparation of ingredients
Selected gooseberry berries without spots, spoilage are freed from tails, trying not to damage the integrity of the fruit. Then washed in a colander. Leave for a while to drain the excess liquid into the sink. Now you need to pierce each berry with a toothpick.
Part of the lemon is peeled, pitted, and tough threads. It is better to cut the pulp into small cubes.
How to properly prepare containers
In order for the jam to stand for a long time, not to deteriorate quickly, you need to prepare the jars. They do it step by step like this:
- They inspect the containers, choosing whole ones, without chips or damage.
- Rinse the glass container with cold water.
- Then wash with warm water with soda or mustard powder.
- It is necessary at the end to put the jars in the oven and keep them at a temperature of 120-150 degrees for 20 minutes.
You need to remove containers when they cool. At this time, you should cook the gooseberries in lemon syrup.
If you do everything right, then the jam will not be moldy and will be delicious.
The process of making delicious gooseberry jam
Syrup is made from sugar and water. Lemon slices are also placed there.Cook until the syrup becomes clear.
Then pour the gooseberries into a bowl and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Keep on fire for 10 minutes. Then the container is set aside. As soon as the jam has cooled, put it in the refrigerator for an hour. Now boil again to simmer for 7-10 minutes. Again, remove from the stove, cool. The last time you also need to boil for up to 10 minutes. You can add some vanilla powder to the tip of a knife to enhance the flavor.
Warm jam is laid out in jars and rolled up with sterilized metal lids.
Further storage of treats
The jam rolled up under the lids will not deteriorate when stored in a basement or pantry at a temperature of +5 degrees. Under the plastic lids, the dessert will be better preserved in the refrigerator or cellar, where the temperature is lower.
