Dogwood is a small shrub that grows in the highlands of the Caucasus, Moldova, Crimea and Central Asia. Its fruits have a pronounced astringent taste. From dogwood, an unusually tasty jam is obtained, which helps to cope with colds.
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You will need
- - 1 kg of dogwood berries;
- - 1 kg of sugar;
- - 250 ml of water.
Instruction manual
1
To make jam, take the ripenest cornel fruit with a strong structure. Sort the berries, separate them from the stalks and rinse thoroughly in clean running water.
2
Do not let the pulp dry and stick to the bones. To prevent this, put the berries in a pan with a lid, pour them with a small amount of water and steam for 7-10 minutes at a temperature of 80-85 degrees. After that, discard the cornel fruit onto a sieve or colander.
3
Boil syrup from 1 kg of sugar and 250 ml of water. You need to cook it over low heat, stirring constantly. The syrup should be thick and homogeneous with sugar completely dissolved.
4
Pour the cornel berries into the prepared syrup and leave for 3-4 hours. After that, put the pan on the stove and simmer for no more than 3-4 minutes.
5
Remove the jam container from the stove and let it cool slightly. When the berry treat is at room temperature, put it on the fire again and cook until fully cooked. To prevent cornel fruit from burning, avoid strong heating of the jam and periodically shake the container in circular motions. Remove foam on the surface with a spoon or slotted spoon.
6
Pour the prepared jam into sterilized jars, cover them with lids and store in a cool, dry place, avoiding direct sunlight.
Useful advice
The readiness of cornel jam can be determined by several signs. Firstly, the density of the syrup should correspond to the sample on a thin thread, and if you pour a drop of jam on a saucer, it will retain its original shape and will not blur. Secondly, the fruits of dogwood in the finished jam become glassy and translucent. They do not float to the surface, but are evenly distributed in syrup.