Favorite childhood treat - classic transparent jam with whole berries. How is that done?
These secrets will help you.
Secrets of a perfect strawberry jam
№1 secret
If you want to jam with whole berries, choose a dense and beautiful berries, but not overripe fruit.
Mashed berries, with not even a form - perfect for thick jam or jam with a uniform consistency.
№2 secret
Strawberries are always needed to sort, inspect each berry. Be sure to remove the stalk and leaves - green tails. The stalk must be removed only in clean and dry the berries.
Otherwise, strawberries lose some juice and jam will not be as juicy and tasty.
And spoiled berries rot - not a place to jam. From them it is faster spoiled and zakisnet
№3 secret
Strawberries are very delicate berry. That is why it needs to be very careful to wash because it may wrinkle and become too soft.
Some advise do not wash, just wipe with a damp towel each berry.
If too dirty strawberries, berries put in a container of water and periodically gently mix by hand.
15-20 min after the sand and dirt will settle to the bottom. After washing shift strawberries on a paper towel so that it dried up.
№4 secret
Jam should be cooked in a pot made of stainless steel or copper. Fit and enamel bowl or large pan, but on condition that it does not have any chips.
You can use aluminum cookware, but only if the jam is cooked at once and immediately shifted to the banks.
If it is prepared in a number of approaches and cools in the same dish, which was brewed, aluminum is not suitable. It can oxidize and spoil the taste of the jam.
№5 secret
During cooking jam it is necessary to remove the resulting foam.
If you leave it, it will be stored ready-made jam is much worse and less.
In addition, without foam, it will be more transparent, tasty and fragrant.
№6 secret
Ready-made jam decomposed into clean, sterilized and dried by banks.
Lids should be boiled with soda.
Depending on recipe, jam jars decomposed into prepared hot or cooled down, and immediately rolled covers.
Only by careful processing of jam jars can be stored at room temperature.
№7 secret
To diversify the taste of jam, you can add ground cinnamon, vanilla or cardamom and herbs - mint, lemongrass, basil or Melis.
It is better to add them at the end of cooking. So aroma of spices and herbs will be more pronounced.
Good luck to you!
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