Jam - loved by everyone from childhood and healthy delicacy... Today we are used to making fruit or berry jam with sugar. The use of such a jam, of course, is exclusively in the fruit and berry component, but not in sugar. Sugar in jam is used primarily as a preservative - for storage, and the function of a sweetener is in second place. And honey has something to do with it, you ask.

Jam was harvested in antiquity, the use cane sugar was distributed in India, which supplied sugar to Egypt and the Roman Empire. In Russia, sugar became widespread and became available to ordinary citizens only in the second half of the 19th century, when the production of sugar from sugar beets was organized. Due to the inaccessibility and high cost, in ancient Russia Traditionally, jam was made with honey.

Natural honey has many advantages over beet sugar, for example, honey not only preserves useful qualities fresh fruits, but also additionally enriches them with its unique enzymes, however, this is a topic for a separate article. It is worth adding here only that different varieties honey, have different taste qualities, which gives additional creative freedom for preserving berries and fruits and creating unique taste bouquets. Jam with honey - double benefit! At the same time, the preserving properties of honey are impeccable.

You can cook jam with honey in different ways: cold and hot way.

The most useful will be jam cooked in a cold way. This is when the berries are simply ground with honey and stored in sterile jars. This option is especially good, since it retains all the benefits not only of the fresh fruits used, but also preserves all the wealth. unique properties natural honey. Most of the beneficial enzymes of natural honey are destroyed at temperatures above 50 \ xB0c, so you need to avoid heating the honey. You can cook jam with honey in a water bath (hot method. We will share our favorite recipes for jam made by each of these methods.

Wild berry jam with honey (cold method).

What we need:

• Wild berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, cranberries, etc.) - 1 kg;
• Natural honey - 1 kg;
• Convenient container for mixing and crushing berries;
• Wooden spoon or pestle;
• A clean jar with a lid.

Cooking method:
Sort the berries out of the garbage and mix gently. Then knead by hand with a wooden spoon or pestle. Mix the grated berry with honey in equal parts... Place the jam in clean dry jars and close hermetically (a jar with a twist-off lid is convenient for this. Such jam will be stored until next season. best preservation useful properties this sweet dessert, it is recommended to keep it in a cool place, in the basement, on the balcony in winter or in the refrigerator. This is not only a magical delicacy, but also a great cure for many winter ailments.

Berries on honey - delicious and healthiest dessert that goes well with many various dishes and treats: from pancakes, pies to ice cream and sweet sauces.

Apricots in honey syrup (hot method).

What we need:

• Apricots - 1 kg;
• Honey - 1 glass;
• Water - 2, 5 glasses;
• A large pot or basin for a water bath;
• Kitchen knife;.
• Clean cans and lids;
• A saucepan for honey syrup.

Cooking method:
Combine the water and honey in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. For jam, take only ripe apricots. Wash and dry the berries. Cut in half and remove the pit. Banks. Fill the jars with the apricot halves fill. put the berries peeled up. hot honey syrup into the jars, leaving about a centimeter of white space on top of the jars. Close the jars with the lids. apricots in honey. cans in a saucepan and a basin half filled with water. Bring water in a basin to a boil, reduce heat, and let sit for 10 minutes. Then then turn off the stove and remove the hot cans from the water. with cooled jam, store in a pantry, cellar or refrigerator.
Such such honey apricots and everyday and festive table decorate. try serving them with whipped cream or ice cream. your guests will be satisfied. the same recipe can be used to make jam from peaches, plums or pears.

Honey jam is a sweetness that gives health and strength! These "Jams" are prepared a little differently, but honey is always the basis. It is he who is the preservative beginning of the "Witchcraft" Siberian medicines. you don't need to cook anything, so this excellent delicacy for raw foodists.

General cooking method:
Fresh berries and herbs are ground by hand in a wooden mortar, then poured with honey so that it completely covers them, and then the jar is hermetically sealed and placed in a cool place, preferably in the basement. In some cases, you can pre-dry herbs and berries. herbs and berries should be taken in approximately equal amounts. in honey, very tasty, prepared in a slightly different way. Viburnum berries with twigs are first dipped in heated honey (so that the honey takes on a liquid state), and then dried on a baking sheet in a warm oven. Such twigs with berries are stored for a very long time, all winter.

A honey drink that increases vitality and protects against diseases, which has long been prepared in Russian villages, is prepared during the ripening of mountain ash. You need to take 200 g of ripe mountain ash, a liter of spring water and 2 tablespoons of taiga honey - or any local beekeeper that is in the area. Then rinse the mountain ash and knead it with a wooden crush. water, bring to a boil, but do not boil. Allow to cool with the cake, then strain. Dissolve the honey in the resulting broth and put it in the cellar for 2-5 days, where the drink will infuse and finally ripen.

Harvesting billet of currants with honey. and currants in equal amounts, gently mix, rub the berries with a wooden pestle and cover with honey, mix thoroughly, stand in the sun for 2-3 hours. Put the resulting mass into glass jars, cover with waxed or waxed paper, tie gently and store in a cool place.

Such preparations are in the cellar until the next harvest. in jars, they are sometimes "dissected" (especially on red currants) - honey at the bottom, berry juice from above, but honey also changes its taste strongly - it becomes currant.

Blanks from forest berries with honey., mash blueberries, raspberries with a wooden spoon, mix in equal amounts with honey, put in jars and close with lids for canning.

An interesting note - we made raspberries this way, and when we opened them in the spring, it turned out that there was no raspberry pits! They are completely dissolved in the drug. it turned out, how to call it - I don't even know.

Billet workpiece to increase protective forces. forest jams: ginseng root, natural honey, Chinese green tea... Ginseng normalizes the activity of the cardiovascular system, liver, kidneys, digestive tract, lungs, and improves immunity. I don’t know exactly how to cook according to this recipe, we will try it.

Jam to improve metabolism (cleansing).

Ingredients: honey, blueberries, black currants, sea buckthorn, and herbs - sage, St. John's wort, oregano. They normalize metabolism, cleanse the body, and increase overall resistance to disease. You can make blanks with this composition. headache and high pressure.: honey, sea buckthorn, hawthorn, red mountain ash, motherwort, calendula, sage, mint. Such a workpiece (with this composition) has a mild calming effect, is useful for high blood pressure, headache.

More recipes:

Quince jam.

1 kg of honey, 1 kg of quince.
Peel the quince, cut, core, cut into wedges, put in a saucepan, pour over cold water so that it covers the quince, and cook until the slices are soft. Then remove the slices and strain the broth. Put honey in a bowl for jam, pour 1, 5 cups of broth obtained when boiling quince, and prepare syrup. Put prepared quince slices in boiling syrup and cook over low heat until they become transparent.

Lingonberry jam.

1 kg of honey, 1 kg of lingonberries, 3 pcs. cloves, a slice of cinnamon.
Sort out lingonberries, pour hot water, stir, place on a sieve and drain. Then put the lingonberries in a bowl and pour over the honey, add cinnamon and cloves and cook until tender. Transfer the cooled jam to a glass jar, cover with wax or parchment paper, tie and store in a cool dry place.

Cranberry - apple - nut jam.

3 kg of honey, 1 kg of cranberries, 1 kg of apples and 1 glass of nuts.
Sort the cranberries, rinse, put in a saucepan, pour 0.5 cups of water and cook, covered, until the berries are soft. Then knead them and rub them through a hair sieve. boil, put in grated cranberries, peeled and sliced ​​apples, peeled nuts and cook for 1 hour.

Jam - apple jelly.

600 g of honey, 1 kg of apples.
Peel the apples (best of all Antonovka) and cut into slices, put in a saucepan, add 2.5 cups of water to them, close the lid and cook for 30 minutes at a low boil. Place the apples on a sieve and let the broth drain. pour honey into the broth and cook it over low heat, removing the foam with a spoon. If, when draining the hot syrup, drops of it lag behind and stay on the spoon, then the jam is ready. It should be immediately poured into glass jars (heated), covered with wax or parchment paper and stored in a cool place.

Jelly lingonberry jelly. g honey, 2 glasses of lingonberry juice.

Grind the lingonberries, strain without squeezing, or pour the peeled berries into a saucepan, boil in the released juice without squeezing them, drain the juice through a sieve, strain through a canvas and cook with honey until the required density.

Black currant jam. kg of honey, 1 kg of black currant.

Peel the currants from twigs and dry flower cups, pour 2 liters of cold water and, after removing the remnants of dry cups that have floated to the surface, throw the berries onto a sieve and let the water drain. Add 1 glass of water to honey, prepare syrup, add black currants to it, boil and put on low heat for 45 minutes. Transfer the cooled cooled jam to a glass jar. - honey apple jelly.
600 g of honey, 1 kg of apples, 5 glasses of water.

Washed apples (best of all Antonovka) are peeled from the core and cut into slices, put in a saucepan and poured with water, covered with a lid and boiled for 30 minutes at a low boil. Then the apples are then thrown onto a sieve and allowed to drain the broth. honey is poured into the broth and boiled over low heat, removing the foam with a spoon. Attention attention! Only if, when draining the hot syrup, the drops freeze and stay on the spoon, then the jam is ready. Ready jam- the jelly should be immediately poured into glass jars (heated), covered with parchment paper and stored in a cool place.

Pears pears in honey. kg of honey, 1 kg of pears.

Cut the skin off the pears, select the seeds and boil them in water in half with honey. When the pears can be easily pierced with straws, put them in a colander, flatten, sprinkle with sugar and put on a baking sheet covered with straws and bake. Then take out, dip in syrup again and bake again. So do this three to four times. dip the pears one last time in the syrup and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon. Store pears should be stored in jars. applesauce with honey. g honey, 2 cups applesauce.
Peel and seed apples, cut, fold into clay pot, cover, cover with dough or cover with a wet rag and bake. Then rub the apples through a sieve, add honey and cook until a thick mass is obtained, stirring continuously with a spoon. Dry the finished puree to protect it from mold.

Jam assorted jam. kg of cranberries, 3 kg of honey, 1 kg of apples, 1 glass of walnuts.
Sort the cranberries, rinse, put in a saucepan, pour half a glass of water into it and cook under the lid until the berries are soft. Mash the boiled boiled cranberries and rub through a sieve. enameled dishes boil honey and, dropping in it grated cranberries, peeled and sliced ​​apples, peeled walnuts, cook for about an hour.

Apple cheese with honey. g honey, 1 glass of apple mass, spices ( Orange peel, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, allspice.
Peel the apples, remove the seeds from them, cut them into pieces, put them in a clay pot, cover, cover with dough or cover with a wet rag and bake. Rub the apples through a sieve, add honey to them, start cooking, stirring occasionally, until the mass thickens. Pour spices into the mixture, mix, fold into a wet napkin, tie the napkin with a cord and put under a press. In two days the cheese will be ready. store it in a dry place. pickled grapes. 1 kg of pickled berries required: 50 g of sugar, 50 g of honey, 200 g table vinegar, 200 g of water, 20 g of salt, 5 grains of cloves, 5 grains of cardamom.
Rinse the brushes of medium-sized ripe grapes, put in rows in a jar and pour marinade filling... You can also pickle plums, apricots and other fruits and berries. Before pickling, fresh berries are blanched (scalded with boiling water), then cooled by immersing them for a while in a cold boiled water.

Apples soaked in honey water.
600 g of honey, 3 tablespoons of salt, apples.
Prepare a mixture of honey, salt and 10 liters of water and boil it. Wash apples (best of all Antonovka) and pour honey water. In 1-1.5 months the apples will be ready.

Canned strawberry canned food. honey and strawberries in equal amounts. and mix the honey, dry it without kneading in the sun, put it in jars and seal it.

Grapes grapes on honey. kg of honey, 3.5 kg of grapes, 0.5 liters of table vinegar, spices (cinnamon and cloves.
Put the bunches of grapes in a jar with a wide neck, trying not to crush the berries. Then prepare a syrup of honey, vinegar and spices and boil it for 20 minutes, removing the foam. Pour the grapes over the grapes with hot syrup and seal the jar tightly. currants with honey 1 kg of honey, 1 kg of currants. Rub the peeled and washed berries with a wooden pestle, add honey and mix. Put the resulting mass in glass jars, cover with waxed paper, tie and store in a cool place.

Jam with honey instead of sugar. Can I use honey when making jam?

Jam from cranberries, apples and nuts with honey. Sort out the cranberries, rinse and put in a saucepan, pour in? cups of water, cover and cook until the berries are soft. Then knead them and rub them through a sieve. Boil honey separately, put mashed cranberries, peeled and chopped apple slices, peeled nuts in it and cook for 1 hour. 1 kg of cranberries, 1 kg of apples, 1 glass of nuts, 3 kg of honey. Blackcurrant jam with honey. Peel the currants from the twigs, pour 2 liters of cold water and, after removing the remnants of dry scales that have floated to the surface, fold them onto a sieve. Add a glass of water to honey, prepare syrup, add black currants to it, boil and put on low heat for 45 minutes. After cooking, pour the cooled jam into glass jars. For 1 kg of currants - 2 kg of honey. Rowan jam with honey. Rinse rowan berries harvested after the first frost in cold water and scald with boiling water. Then put them in an enamel bowl, pour hot syrup for about 1 - 1.5 hours, then cook until the syrup thickens slightly. In order for the berries to be well saturated with sweetness, after the first cooking, they must be kept in syrup for another 6 - 7 hours, then boiled again until the syrup is completely thickened. For 1 kg of jam - 500 g of rowan berries, 300 g of sugar, 450 g of honey.

1 kg of honey, 1 kg of lingonberries, 3 pcs. cloves, a slice of cinnamon. Sort the lingonberries, add hot water, stir, put them on a sieve and let the water drain. Then put the lingonberries in a bowl and pour over the honey, add cinnamon and cloves and cook until tender. Transfer the cooled jam to a glass jar, cover with wax or parchment paper, tie and store in a cool dry place.

These "jams" are prepared a little differently, but honey is always the basis. He is the preservative principle of the "witch doctor" Siberian medicines. And you don't need to cook anything, so this is a great treat for raw foodists.

General cooking method:

Fresh berries and herbs are ground by hand in a wooden mortar, then poured with honey so that it completely covers them, and then the jar is hermetically sealed and placed in a cool place, preferably in the basement.

In some cases, you can pre-dry herbs and berries. It is necessary to take approximately equal amounts of herbs and berries. Viburnum in honey, very tasty, prepared in a slightly different way. Viburnum berries with twigs are first dipped in heated honey (so that the honey takes on a liquid state), and then dried on a baking sheet in a warm oven. Such twigs with berries are stored for a very long time, all winter.

A honey drink that increases vitality and protects against diseases, which has long been prepared in Russian villages, is prepared during the ripening of mountain ash. You need to take 200 g of ripe mountain ash, a liter of spring water and 2 tablespoons of taiga honey - or any local beekeeper that is in the area. Then rinse the mountain ash and knead it with a wooden crush. Cover with water, bring to a boil, but do not boil. Allow to cool with the cake, then strain. Dissolve the honey in the resulting broth and put it in the cellar for 2-5 days, where the drink will infuse and finally ripen.

Harvesting currant with honey

Gently mix honey and currants in equal amounts, rub the berries with a wooden pestle and pour over the honey, mix thoroughly, stand in the sun for 2-3 hours. Put the resulting mass in glass jars, cover with waxed or waxed paper, tie gently and store in a cool place.

Such blanks are in the cellar until the next harvest. In jars, they are sometimes "cut" (especially on red currants) - honey is below, berry juice is on top, but honey also changes its taste strongly - it becomes currant.

Blanks from wild berries with honey

Mash cranberries, blueberries, raspberries with a wooden spoon, mix in equal amounts with honey, put in jars and cover with canning lids.

An interesting note - we made raspberries this way, and when we opened them in the spring, it turned out that there were NO RASPBERRY SEEDS in the blank !! They completely dissolved in the drug. I don’t even know what it was, how to call it.

Workpiece for increasing protective forces

Composition of forest jams: ginseng root, natural honey, Chinese green tea. Ginseng normalizes the activity of the cardiovascular system, liver, kidneys, digestive tract, lungs, and improves immunity. I don’t know exactly how to cook according to this recipe, we will try it.

Jam to improve metabolism (cleansing)

Ingredients: honey, blueberries, black currants, sea buckthorn, and herbs - sage, St. John's wort, oregano. They normalize metabolism, cleanse the body, and increase overall resistance to disease. You can make blanks with this composition.

For headaches and high blood pressure

Ingredients: honey, sea buckthorn, hawthorn, red mountain ash, motherwort, calendula, sage, mint. Such a preparation (with this composition) has a mild calming effect, is useful for high blood pressure, headaches.

It's hard to overestimate the benefits of raspberry jam in winter, so every summer I make raspberry jam, one at a time. mom's recipes... Today I will tell you about the recipe for Red Honey raspberry jam. I came up with the name myself, since the finished jam turns out to be thick, fragrant, transparent red, and viscous like honey.

Such raspberry jam is very convenient to use for filling in shortbread pies, or just spread on bread, or cookies.

The amount of sugar kills on the spot, so if you are on a diet, I advise you to use a different recipe. But the jam is not sugary, due to the addition of citric acid.

From these ingredients, 8-9 cans of 0.5 liters are obtained.

Ingredients:

• Raspberry 2 kg
• Sugar 4 kg
• Water 2 cups
• Citric acid 3 teaspoons

Preparation:

Cover raspberries with sugar and add water. Let it stand for 5-6 hours so that the sugar begins to melt, and the raspberries let the juice out. This is best done at night.

I don't collect foam from the jam. I see no reason to complicate my life: the foam disappears from the cans within 2 weeks.

Pour hot jam into clean and dry jars, and cover with lids. Can be closed with a canning key, or metal screw caps can be used.

Jam keeps well when room temperature... Banks do not explode, and the jam does not grow moldy.

Colds always come at the wrong time. And everyone wants to get rid of unpleasant symptoms as soon as possible and return to their usual life. In addition to traditional treatment, you can use the following methods to speed up recovery traditional medicine For example, honey with raspberries is very useful.

The healing properties of honey have been known for a long time. This product is popular for the relief of respiratory symptoms.

What properties does honey have:

• Immunostimulating action. Due to its rich composition, it nourishes the body and helps fight infection.
• Antiseptic action. Honey is a natural antibiotic and has a detrimental effect on pathogens.
• Anti-inflammatory action. Helps relieve unpleasant symptoms in the throat and nasopharynx.
• Healing and regenerative action. Promotes the fastest recovery of damaged mucous membranes.
• Sedative action. Helps soothe in high temperatures nervous system and relax.

This is far from full list amazing properties of this product. But it is worth remembering that the treatment of colds will be effective only with an integrated approach, using traditional medicine.

Raspberries

This juicy berry possesses not only pleasant taste, but it is also a storehouse of vitamins and nutrients... Very often, raspberries are used to treat respiratory diseases. And this is quite justified. After all, the berry contains a lot of vitamin C, which increases the body's defenses and helps it fight disease.

In addition, raspberries are a natural antipyretic agent. Possessing a diaphoretic effect, remedies made from this berry effectively and gently relieve heat.

Raspberries can be used raw, the berries can be dried or made into jam, jam or jelly. In any form, the treat will be very useful for treating colds and flu.

Raspberry and honey

The very first remedy for a respiratory infection is tea with raspberries and honey. This tool has been proven over the years and is really effective.

But in order to get the desired result from the treatment and not harm, you need to know how to properly prepare tea and when it can be consumed.

Contraindications

First of all, you need to know the contraindications for taking such a drink:

• Allergic reaction to bee products or raspberries.
• Children under 3 years old. Babies very often react with allergies to the above foods. Therefore, if earlier child I was not familiar with these products, they should not be given during illness.
• Pregnancy and breastfeeding. Despite the naturalness of the drink, there is still a risk of developing allergies in a mother or baby. If you nevertheless decide on such a treatment, you need to start drinking the drink in small portions and carefully monitor your health and skin rashes.
• Diabetes. Honey contains a large amount of simple carbohydrates, which can cause blood glucose to rise.

Even if there was no previous allergic reaction to raspberries and honey, during an illness it can occur due to a weakening of the immune system and an increase in the sensitivity of the body as a result of microbial exposure.

Recipes

A delicious medicine can be prepared in several ways. And it can be used not only for treatment, but also for the prevention of infections, to strengthen the immune system.

1. Fresh raspberries with honey. Such medicine can be stocked up for future use even in the summer. To do this, 1 kg of berries must be carefully washed and discarded on a sieve. After that, grind the berries with 500 grams fresh honey... This mixture can be stored in the refrigerator for several months. The more honey you add, the longer the medicine will last. Consume 1 tbsp. l. 3 times a day after meals.
2. Tea. Take warm boiled water 200 ml and add 1 tsp. honey and 2 tbsp. l. mashed fresh raspberries or 1 tsp. raspberry jam. Drink a drink 5 times a day, 200 ml. If desired, the water can be replaced with a weak black, green or herbal tea and add a slice of lemon.
3. Morse. Take 500 grams of fresh raspberries, you can quick freeze, or 100 grams dried berries and pour 1 liter of water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 5 minutes. Cover with a lid for 30 minutes until cool. Strain the liquid and grate the berries on a sieve, mix the resulting puree with the broth. Add 3-4 tbsp. l. honey to taste. Ready honey drink 200 ml 4 times a day.
4. Vitamin Blend. Such a remedy is used to strengthen immunity in the autumn. Mince 1 large lemon, grate 1 small ginger root on fine grater, Beat 400 grams of raspberries in a blender with 300 milliliters of fresh honey. Mix everything and store in the refrigerator. Consume in the morning for 1 tbsp. l.
5. Spicy herbal tea. Take dry raspberries, linden leaves, raspberries and currants, mint, lemon peel, a little ginger and pour hot water. Insist for 30 minutes, strain, add honey to taste and drink 150 ml 3 times a day.
6. Milk with honey and raspberries. This drink is good for relieving sore throat and inflammation. For 1 glass warm milk 1 tsp Honey and 1 tsp. raspberry jam. Stir and drink 1 glass 2 times a day.

Using such simple and tasty remedies, you can get rid of the unpleasant symptoms of a cold in the shortest possible time.

Features of preparation and use

When preparing such simple, at first glance, recipes, mistakes are often made that affect the effectiveness of the prepared product:

• Honey needs to be added to warm water and in no case hot, let alone boil. All useful properties are lost under the influence of high temperatures.
• Honey must be good quality and fresh. A counterfeit with added sugar will not be beneficial and may even harm your health.
• In no case should you drink hot tea or fruit drink at elevated temperature... Such drinks will increase the fever. With sore throat, you should also give up the burning drink. The mucous membrane is already inflamed and will be even more damaged by the hot drink.
• For colds, you need to drink as much fluids as possible. Thus, intoxication will be removed, and the condition will improve faster. Drinks should be warm. When consumed a large number teas and fruit drinks are desirable to make them weakly concentrated.
• To keep the drink warm for a long time, you can prepare it in a thermos.
• It is very useful to freeze raspberries in the summer, you can even rub them with honey. Thus, vitamins will be preserved and in winter there will be fresh berry for treatment.

Knowing the basic rules for the preparation and use of a natural medicine, you can effectively and safely heal at home.

Many housewives do not even realize that it is possible to cook jam without sugar. But this product (sugar) is harmful to the body. In the distant past, human ancestors did well without him. On taste properties the finished jam was not strongly reflected. On the contrary, the workpiece was more useful.

Simple rules

You can cook sugar-free jam today, using old recipes... Someone motivates this with the high cost of the product, and someone with the benefit of sugar-free preparation. So, how to make sugar-free jam. To begin with, it is worth remembering a few rules:

1. Before boiling such jam, you should thoroughly wash the strawberries under running water. At this stage, it is worth removing the cups. But you shouldn't wash raspberries.
2. It is best to pick berries and fruits in clear and sunny weather. According to experts, it is at this time that the fruits have a richer and sweeter taste.
3. Strawberries and raspberries are absorbent. When cooking, such products are boiled into a homogeneous mass.
4. Cherries and also sweet cherries cooked in own juice possess not only bright taste but also bring the body more use... You can cook these berries together. One part of the cherries and cherries just need to be washed and scattered over the jars, and the second part should be boiled a little, preferably until mushy. After that, the product should be wiped off. It is enough to sterilize the jam and roll it up.
5. Apples, plums and pears contain a lot of juice. They can be filled with liquid obtained after evaporation of currants or raspberries.

How to make sugar-free strawberry jam

The finished product is perfect as a filling in pancakes and pies. To make sugar-free strawberry jam, you will need several kilograms of strawberries, as well as small glass containers.

Cooking process

It is very easy to prepare without sugar. For a start, the berries should be thoroughly washed and the stalks removed. After processing, strawberries must be dried well. The containers in which the jam will be stored must also be washed and sterilized.

The berries should be placed in a deep saucepan and put on fire. Bring the contents of the container to a boil. After that, the jam can be removed from the heat and carefully placed in jars. Containers with fruits must be placed in a pot of water and sterilized. After 20 minutes after boiling the water, the jars of strawberries can be removed and rolled up. The jam should cool, while the jars should be turned upside down. In this way, you can make sugar-free currant jam.

Cherry jam

Sugar-free is very popular. It is very simple to prepare it. To do this, you need water and 400 g of berries, previously peeled from the seeds.

Cooking steps

To make it tasty without sugar, you should cook it in a water bath. This will require several deep containers. The pot should be filled with water, the amount of liquid should be slightly more than half the volume of the container. Bring the water to a boil. Cherries must be pitted and placed in a deep bowl, preferably fireproof.

After that, the container with berries should be placed on water bath... Cook the cherries over high heat for 30 minutes. After that, the flame should be reduced. It takes three hours to cook the jam without sugar, if necessary, add water.

While the berries are boiling, it is worth preparing the jars. They must be thoroughly washed, dried, and then sterilized. Remove the finished jam from the water bath, and then cool. Arrange the cooled delicacy in jars and roll up metal lids... Store in a cool place without sugar.

Raspberry jam for the winter without sugar

Not only the little ones like this delicacy. will also appeal to an adult. It allows you to brighten up your tea drinking, and also helps to cure any cold disease. Besides raspberry jam contains many vitamins that are so necessary for a person in a cold season. In addition, it requires few products to prepare it. To make raspberry jam for the winter, you need a few kilograms of berries and water.

How to make raspberry jam

Do delicious treat even a very young housewife can make raspberries. This does not require special skills and knowledge. First you need to prepare necessary utensils... To make raspberry jam, you need an enameled bucket and gauze. The material should be folded in several layers and placed on the bottom of the container.

The jars in which the treat will be stored must be thoroughly washed and dried. Put raspberries in prepared containers and tamp thoroughly. After that, the jars need to be placed in an enamel bucket, add a little water and put on a small fire. After it starts to boil, the berries will release juice and their volume will decrease significantly. Therefore, during the cooking process, it is necessary to pour raspberries into the jars. The berries should boil for about an hour.

The finished raspberry jam should be rolled up with lids, and then cooled, turning it upside down. Store the treat in a cool place.

Apricot jam

Today in the store you can buy enough delicious jam from apricots. However, it tastes very different from homemade. If you wish, you can make your own sugar-free apricot jam. Many will agree that such a delicacy is ideal as a filling when creating cakes, pies, pies, rolls and a variety of desserts. It should be noted that there are several ways to make apricot jam. In this case, a treat that tastes completely different in taste is obtained.

To make apricot jam, you need one kilogram of fruit. You can do without sugar if you wish. In this case, it is better to choose overripe fruits - there is a lot of sugar in such apricots. Therefore, when making jam, this component is not needed.

Overripe fruits should first be thoroughly washed, dried and pitted. After that, the apricots should be chopped. This can be done using food processor or a meat grinder.

The containers in which the treat will be stored must be prepared in advance. They should be washed and sterilized.

The mass resulting from the processing of fruits must be poured into a refractory container and put on fire. The jam should be brought to a boil and cooked for about five minutes. After that ready-made delicacy put in prepared jars and carefully roll up, preferably with sterile metal lids.

Apple jam

How to make apple jam without sugar? Probably, many housewives asked themselves this question. If you wish, you can make a dessert with fructose. This recipe is perfect for those who are suffering diabetes mellitus, but does not want to deny himself sweets. For cooking you will need:

1. Peeled apples - one kilogram.
2. Fructose - about 650 grams.
3. Pectin - 10 grams.
4. Several glasses of water.

Making apple jam

First you need to prepare the fruit. They should be washed and peeled, removing the core and rind. Cut the pulp into cubes. As a result, you should get about one kilogram of crushed apples.

Mix water with fructose and make a syrup. To make the composition thicker, add pectin. After that, add chopped apples to the resulting mass and cook for about seven minutes. Expose product heat treatment longer than the specified time is not worth it, since fructose begins to change its properties.

Glass containers must be washed and sterilized. The same should be done with the lids. Ready apple jam must be laid out in prepared containers, and then rolled up. The treat should be stored in a cool place so that the sun's rays do not fall on it.

The most delicious, aromatic and mega-useful jam is made, of course, from raspberries. This small berry contains a huge useful components, including those contributing to the increase of immunity. And raspberry jam also lowers high fever, improves appetite and helps in the fight against migraines. How to make the healthiest raspberry jam and there will be a speech in our article today.

Classic raspberry jam - step by step recipe

Among the people, raspberry jam is known as the most useful for colds... And all because the composition raspberry berries includes natural salicylic acid, which is known to be the basis of most antipyretic and anti-inflammatory drugs. That is why raspberry jam can be used instead of aspirin and at the same time not worry about the formation of stomach ulcers or gastritis, as when taking pharmacy products... This classic recipe, which our grandmothers love to cook so much, will be a great helper during the season of colds.

Required Ingredients:

• raspberries - 1 kg
• sugar - 1 kg
• water - 400 ml

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Wash the berries and peel them of leaves.
2. We put water on fire and add raspberries. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Boil for 2-3 minutes, then add sugar to the raspberries.
3. Continue simmering and stirring. Cook until the mixture becomes smooth and jelly-like. After that, you can immediately roll up the raspberry jam.

Raspberry jam with apples - a step by step recipe

Raspberry and apple jam is not only tasty, but also a very healthy delicacy. Raspberry and apple complement each other in taste, and the jam is thick and rich.

Required Ingredients:

• raspberries - 2 kg
• apples - 2 kg
• water - 400 ml
• sugar -700 gr.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Rinse the raspberries and apples thoroughly. We clean the fruits of the peel and seeds, sort out the berries and throw away the spoiled ones.
2. We cut apples into cubes or slices - according to your taste.
3. Place a pot of water on the stove and bring it to a boil.
4. Add raspberries to boiling water and cook over low heat for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. The raspberries should become almost uniform.
5. Add apple pieces and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
6. Then add sugar and continue cooking for 10-15 minutes. Be sure to remove the foam.
7. Pour into hot sterilized jars and roll up.

Raspberry jam with honey - a step by step recipe

This recipe is very healthy jam which helps with many diseases. It has antiviral, antipyretic and immunostimulating effects.

Required Ingredients:

• raspberries - 1 kg
• honey - 200 gr.
• water - 200 ml.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. We send the pot of water to the stove and wait until the water boils. At this time, wash the raspberries and remove the leaves.
2. We send berries to boiling water and cook for 10 minutes over low heat. Then pour honey in a thin stream, stirring constantly.
3. Cook over low heat, do not forget to stir from time to time. Remove the foam.
4. Raspberry jam with honey will be ready when it thickens and becomes homogeneous. We roll it up in jars and send it to a cool place.

Raspberry jam with melon - step by step recipe

This recipe will appeal to fans of unusual flavor combinations- it resembles delicate sweet nectar. It can be used as a filling for baking, and used as an independent dessert.

Required Ingredients:

• raspberries - 300 gr.
• melon - 1 kg
• sugar - 500 gr.
• water - 200 ml.
• lemon - 1 pc.

Step-by-step instruction:

1. Fill the lemon zest with sugar, pour lemon juice and leave for 1 hour.
2. We clean the melon and cut into small cubes. Wash my raspberries and sort them out.
3. Pour lemon sugar with water and cook until sugar is completely dissolved.
4. We send the melon to the boiling syrup and cook until it becomes transparent.
5. Add raspberries and cook until thick. Be sure to remove the foam.
6. Remove the thick jam and roll it up.

Royal Raspberry Jam - Step by Step Video Recipe

Have you ever tried making honey jam? Of course, the pleasure is not cheap. But believe me, it's worth it.

Blueberry

For 1 kg of berries - 1 glass of honey, 2 tbsp. spoons of rum and water.

Lightly crush the prepared blueberries, add water and cook with constant stirring until the skin is soft. Then add honey in portions so that the boil is not interrupted, and after the last portion, boil a little more. Then remove from heat and add rum.

Fill the jars with boiling jam, seal, turn upside down, cover with a cloth and leave to cool completely.

Then store in a cool and dark place.

Ryabinovoe

For 1 kg of peeled mountain ash - 1 glass of honey.

Put the rowan in a saucepan, add a few tablespoons of water and boil under the lid. After softening, add honey in portions and continue to cook with constant stirring. As soon as the mountain ash is slightly boiled and the water evaporates, pour the boiling jam into jars, seal, turn upside down, cover with a cloth and leave to cool.

Peach

For 1 kg of peeled, pitted peaches - 2 cups of honey, 2 tbsp. spoons of rum.

Cut the peaches into slices, place in a wide saucepan, add a little water and cook with constant stirring until they are completely softened. Then add honey in portions and cook for another 10 minutes, then remove from heat and pour in rum. Pour hot jam into jars, seal, turn upside down until cooled.

If you don't have good conditions for storage, the jam should be sterilized for 10 minutes at a temperature of 100 ° C.

Gooseberry

For 1 kg of ripe gooseberries - 1.5 cups of honey.

Pour the prepared berries with a few tablespoons of water and cook with constant stirring until soft. Add honey in portions and after the last portion cook for another 10 minutes, pour into jars and refrigerate upside down.

Store in a cool, dark place.

Raspberry

For 1 kg of raspberries - 1 glass of honey.

Rinse the sorted raspberries in parts quickly on a sieve with running water, place in a wide saucepan, crush slightly and cook with constant stirring to evaporate some of the liquid.

Add honey in parts and cook a little more. Then pour into jars.

Currant

For 1 kg of peeled currants - 1 glass of honey.

Pour a few tablespoons of water into the prepared berries and cook, stirring occasionally, until completely softened. While boiling, add honey in portions and cook for another 10 minutes. Arrange the boiling ones in jars.

Renklode

For 1 kg of seedless renklode - 1 glass of honey, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of rum.

Pour the prepared fruits with a few tablespoons of water and cook with stirring until completely softened. Add honey in portions and cook for another 10 minutes. Remove from heat and add rum, pour into jars.
Instead of rum, you can add 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vanilla sugar.

From apples, pears and apricots

1 kg of apples and pears, 2 kg of apricots, 1 glass of honey.

Cut the prepared apples and pears into small slices, remove the seeds from the apricots. Mix all the fruits, pour in a small amount of diluted hot water honey and put on fire. When fruit mix boil, remove from heat and cool. Repeat this procedure gently for 3 days, 4 times every day, until the jam thickens.

Pour into sterile jars.

By the way, earlier we told how to cook .

Note. When spilling all types of jam, the jars should be wrapped in a damp cloth, and after cooling, they must be wiped with a damp cloth.

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