Земляника и клубника растут по всей территории our country, and there are many of their different varieties. Among them - wild strawberry, which has small berries of an oval shape of red-violet color. And the pulp of these berries, in comparison with garden species, is whiter in color, more aromatic and richer in taste. Photos of strawberry forest you can see below.
No wonder this delicious forest berry from ancient timesconsidered therapeutic. It was widely used (and used now) not only for the production of various juices, syrups, jams, kissels, compotes, liqueurs, but also for the manufacture of medicinal tinctures.
Berry is rich in vitamins and minerals.substances. Of the vitamins in it in large quantities contain E, B6, as well as niacin and pantothenic acid, and from mineral substances - boron, iron, manganese, copper, fluorine, chromium, iodine, cobalt and others. Also, wild strawberry contains fast-digesting carbohydrates, such as glucose and fructose, fiber (about 4%). Due to the presence in the composition of berries pectin (0.7%), characterized by good gelling properties, it is used to prepare various jams and preserves. And if you are a happy owner of a basket with a miraculous berry, then the recipe presented below will undoubtedly come in handy. Wild strawberry jam is not only tasty, but also a very useful billet for the winter! And cooking is a pleasure.
Recipe: Wild Strawberry Jam (preparation)
For the preparation we will need the following ingredients:
- wild strawberry - 700 grams;
- sugar - 600 grams;
- water - 750 grams.
First you need to cook the syrup by mixing waterwith sugar, to the state of "soft ball". You can check it in the following way: put a little syrup into a glass of cold water. If in a few minutes you can roll a ball out of the cooled mixture with your fingers, the syrup is ready.
Enumerated and washed berries should be poured into a previously prepared syrup and carefully (to preserve the integrity of the berries) mix everything.
You need to make jam in one go, for 15minutes It can be removed when the foam stops forming on the surface of the mixture, and the jam will acquire a dark color and thickness. The easiest way to determine its readiness is to drop some syrup on a plate. The jam is ready if the drop does not spread. This is a very simple recipe, as you can see. Wild strawberry jam must be cooled before storing it. To do this, it should be poured into enamelware and wait a bit.
Recipe: Wild Strawberry Jam (Storage)
Prepared and chilled jam poured into glass jars (0.5 l each - for easy storage), take out in a cool room.
From time to time it is advisable to look atthe subject of corruption in order to have time to save the miracle sweetness. If it is candied, it is necessary to dilute it with water (125 grams of water per 1 liter of jam), put on fire, bring to full dissolution of sugar crystals, boil.
In order that during storage the jam is not covered with mold, it is necessary to fill it with a thin layer of wax. Then the banks are covered with paper and tied with string.
Enjoy your tea with a fragrant natural sweet, cooked personally! And do not forget to pass the jam recipe to your friends - share delicious joy!
