How to cook jam cherry.

Jam cherry has a delicate aroma, dark red color and sweet and sour taste. Many still remember this dessert from their childhood. If the parents had a house in the village, then, of course, at the sight of the cherry jam, joyous moments immediately flow in, when next to the ruddy pancakes on the table this delicacy turned out to be. Alas, what is sold in modern grocery stores, does not look like a delicious jam from childhood. And not everyone has the opportunity to plant their garden. Well, there is a way out. Cherries can be purchased on the market. It remains to properly weld them. Cherry jam for the winter is prepared very simply. This recipe is powerful even for young housewives.

What is needed?

First you need to prepare all the necessary components. To cook jam from cherries, you need:

1. Ripe fresh cherries are five kilograms.
2. Water is one liter.
3. The citric acid is four grams.
4. Sugar sand - three kilograms.

How to choose the right cherry

To make the jam cherry tasty, you need to choose the right berries. They should not only be juicy, but also fleshy. However, when choosing cherries, you should beware of wrinkled, damaged, too soft and overripe berries. Of course, these products can be prepared. However, the shelf life of the finished jam is significantly reduced.

Informal fruits should be removed as they are processed. Of course, what you can eat should be left. And what is no longer suitable for food is immediately discarded.

Preparation of berries

In fact, the process of cooking jam is very simple and takes a little time. But preparation requires patience. The main thing to observe consistency. Obtained berries on the market must be washed. Do this carefully, to wash away the accumulated dirt from their surface. Of course, if the berries are from your garden, then this step can be skipped.

The washed cherries should be placed in a colander and letting off the remaining water. Now begins a long and painstaking work. To make the jam cherry was very tasty and tender, you need to remove the bones from the fruits. It is for this reason that you need to choose only ripe and fleshy fruits. Bones from such berries are removed very quickly and simply, the flesh on them practically does not remain.

Prepared fruit should be crushed. Do it best with a blender. If there is no such tool in the kitchen, then you can use an ordinary meat grinder.

Cherry jam: recipe

The berries should be mashed. In this mass, you need to add sugar, and pour in water. The container with the future jam should be placed on medium fire. Mass in a saucepan must be brought to a boil. After that, the jam should be mixed regularly. Otherwise, the treat will start to burn. Do not be afraid that the jam will dry. Water and, of course, juice of this simply will not allow. Cook this dainty from 2 to 3 hours. It all depends on the width of the bottom of the tank.

For a couple of minutes to the full readiness of the composition it is necessary to add citric acid and mix everything thoroughly. When the blade of wood begins to leave a trace on the surface of the mass, it is necessary to increase the fire and boil the jam for another three minutes. After that, you can turn off the gas. Jam cherry is almost ready. After cooking it should cool down a little.

How to store

The finished jam should be stored exclusively in a glass, preferably sterilized container. You can leave a few jars for eating snacks in the near future. They can not be rolled. It is enough to close tight nylon caps. The rest is jam from cherries is better to roll. So it will be better kept and will not be covered with mold after a while. For this, any metal covers are suitable.