Autumn came into its own, but the berry season continues! Let the cherries and sweet cherries have to wait until next summer - but they sparkle in the sun, like rubies, dogwood berries. And they are as precious as gems. After all, cornels contain many nutrients and vitamins - and, importantly, most of them are stored even during heat treatment. Therefore, it is possible (and necessary!) Not only to eat fresh dogwood in the season, but to harvest compotes and jam for the winter from ruby berries!
If fresh cornel is too sour, especially if it was harvested before the berries were fully ripe, prepare the cornel jam, and you will get a delicious taste in which sourness, sweetness and light tartness are balanced.
A portion of cornel delicacy at least once a week will charge you with energy and health! Cornel tones and uplifting, therefore, having stocked up with beautiful and tasty jam, you will be vigorous and cheerful all autumn and winter! And you will become uneasy colds and viruses - thanks to vitamin C, phytoncides and essential oils contained in cornels. If, nevertheless, it happened to “catch” the ORZ - precious berries will also help, as they have antipyretic properties.
Those who regularly eat dogwood, a healthy heart and strong nerves are due to the minerals potassium and magnesium. The high iron content in the berries maintains hemoglobin at the proper level, and the beneficial plant substances - flavonoids - strengthen the walls of blood vessels and cleanse the body. Pectin improves digestion. He also gives cornel jam a delicious texture that resembles confiture - without any thickeners and gelling additives. By the way, you can add dogwood to other jams, for example, raspberry - it will turn out to be more thick and beautiful, similar to ruby jelly.
And cornel also contains natural sugars - glucose and fructose. This couple is absorbed faster and better than refined sugar, so it charges you with energy and positive stuff much more effectively than sweets! Here is another bonus for dogwood lovers - the blood sugar level will be normal. Therefore, instead of three spoons of sugar in tea or a chocolate bar, it is better to take a vase with healthy, elegant and tasty cornel jam! And how to cook it, now find out.
Ingredients for dogwood jam:
- 1 kg of cornel;
- 800 g of sugar;
- Some water (at the bottom of the pot).
The most delicious and sweet berries are soft, dark cherry color. But for jam, and bright red, strong, slightly unripe - just adjust the amount of sugar to taste.
How to cook dogwood jam:
We wash the berries in a colander and leave for a while to let the water run. Pour a little water on the bottom of the saucepan - half a centimeter high, do not need much - cornel will make juice during cooking. It is better to choose dishware enameled or from a stainless steel. It is impossible to make jam in aluminum containers - when the berry juice comes in contact with the walls of the dishes, the oxidation reaction begins, as a result we can get not the utility that was expected, but quite the opposite.
Jam is cooked over low heat, stirring constantly Put the berries in a saucepan, sprinkling layers of sugar: cornel sugar, cornel again, top with the remaining sugar. We put on the stove. Fire do the tiniest. If you put the pan on a large fire, the sugar will not have time to melt, and the jam can burn. And with the gradual heating of the sugar will slowly melt, turning into berry syrup. Regularly stirring the jam, bring it to a boil and boil for about 10 minutes. Pink sweet skins are removed from boiling jam on a saucer - when cool, treat the kids, it is very tasty!
Let the jam cool and stand for several hours, you can leave for the night. Then again bring to a boil and boil for 10-15 minutes, spread out in sterile jars and close the screw caps. Leaf key can not be used - cornel jam is well stored.
