Lemon with sugar: properties and secrets of cooking

Lemons contain many vitamins and are very beneficial to human health.Citrus fruits can be prepared for the future, pereterev them with sugar, to be regularly eaten to strengthen the immune system. The properties and secrets of cooking lemon with sugar will be discussed in more detail in this article.

The benefits of lemon blanks with sugar due to the presence in the composition of such a component as lemon. Citrus fruit contains many vitamins and a positive effect on the state of the body as a whole. Among the useful properties are the following:

• the cardiovascular system will be fine if you take a lemon;
• lemon helps to improve brain activity;
• strengthens the nervous system;
• strengthens the immune system and protects the body from the influence of negative external factors;
• relieves headaches;
• normalizes blood pressure;
• helps to eliminate toxins from the body;
• helps burn fat, which contributes to weight loss.

In certain cases, lemon with sugar can harm the body. First of all, this is due to certain problems that a person has with health. Take the food in the food is contraindicated in the following cases:

• Allergic reaction to citrus fruits.
• Do not use lemon in large quantities to people who suffer from high blood pressure.
• Diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, such as gastritis and ulcers. In this case, the product may aggravate the patient's condition, triggering an exacerbation of the disease.
• Acute inflammatory diseases of the larynx and trachea.
• Not recommended for children under three years old.

Lemon with sugar can be eaten as a fortifying agent. It is not necessary to harvest the product in large quantities. In certain cases, a slice of lemon, sprinkled with sugar, will help alleviate the condition of the patient.

For colds, which are accompanied by sore throat and high fever, it is recommended to take a lemon, simmer in boiling water, cut into thin pieces and sprinkle with sugar. It is necessary to eat the whole batch at a time and in half an hour the pain in the throat will significantly decrease and the body temperature will decrease.

Lemon with sugar favorably affects the intestinal microflora. The product is recommended to use during food poisoning. As the fruit helps to burn fat, it is recommended to include it in the diet during the diet.

In the absence of contraindications and allergic reactions, lemon and sugar can be consumed daily. The product is a good alternative to jam and can be served as a useful dessert for tea. Lemon with sugar is recommended to include in the diet during pregnancy to improve the protective functions of the body.

The product will help expectant mothers to get rid of many health problems:

• during pregnancy, many women suffer from constipation, and lemon with sugar is an excellent prophylactic agent for this ailment;
• relieves the condition during toxemia;
• promotes the active formation of fetal bone tissue due to the high content of vitamin C;
• eliminates swelling and prevents their appearance;
• helps get rid of belching.

To make the dessert as tasty and healthy as possible, it is important to use only high-quality ingredients for its preparation. Regardless of the variety, the taste of the fruit is almost always the same. Only when improperly stored or in the case of processing chemicals, the pulp can have an unpleasant bitter taste.

The cause of bitterness can also serve as fetal immaturity. When choosing fruits it is important to find ripe fruits. The size and texture of the peel will say little about the maturity of the lemon, but will help to visually determine the presence or absence of damage and rotting. When choosing a fruit, you should build on the following recommendations:

• The skin color should be uniform, without spots of green color.
• On the skin should not be any damage, black dots, depressions and bumps.
• Even unrefined lemon has a distinctive citrus aroma. The lack of flavor indicates that during cultivation the fruit was subjected to frequent chemical treatment.
• You can check the ripeness of the fruit by squeezing it in your palm: the skin should be moderately elastic and elastic. Too dense and hard skin will indicate that the fruit is not ripe. A soft skin that loses its shape when pressed on it, on the contrary, indicates that the fruit is overripe.
• Check whether lemon processed by chemical means, you can use a napkin. She needs to slightly rub the skin of the fruit, from which the traces of essential oils should remain. If no trace is left, the fruit is treated with chemicals for longer storage.

Undisturbed lemons are not prohibited. Only in the case of the purchase of unripe fruit is not recommended immediately to eat. The fruit must lie for some time at room temperature in order to finally ripen.

Cooking lemon with sugar allows you to longer retain the beneficial properties of citrus fruits. There are several options for the preparation of blanks that have differences in the technology itself. Candied lemon can be in the form of whole slices, rubbed or twisted through a meat grinder. Make such a dessert at home is very simple, just follow the simple recommendations.

Cut lemon with sugar can be stored in the refrigerator throughout the winter. To do this, you only need to thoroughly clean the fruit from dirt and place in sealed jars. If desired, the peel of the fruit can be pre-cleaned.

For the preparation of the workpiece for the winter will require an equal amount of citrus and granulated sugar. Optionally, the amount of sugar can be changed depending on personal taste preferences. A kilogram of ripe fruit must be thoroughly cleaned from contamination. Next, the fruit is cut into pieces no thicker than 0.5 cm.

Banks with sealed lids also need to be thoroughly washed and rinsed with boiling water. After the containers have dried, it is necessary to pour a small layer of sugar on the bottom and place lemon slices on it. Each subsequent layer of lemons is poured with sugar. Just gotta go one kilogram of sugar.

After filling the cans, they must be closed with a tight lid and put away in a dark warm place. The workpiece should be infused at room temperature for one week. During this time, the granulated sugar will completely dissolve and the jars can be removed in the refrigerator.

This variant of preparation of the billet is more reminiscent of preserves in terms of texture and taste. Lemon in this case will need to chop, and not to use in the form of whole slices. For the preparation of dessert will need one kilogram of citrus fruits and two kilograms of sugar. The first step is to prepare the fruits.

Clean and dry lemons must be cut into medium-sized pieces or slices. In the process of cutting it is important to remove all the bones from the pulp. The cut fruits are scrolled with a meat grinder. The resulting mass is combined with sugar and mix thoroughly. If desired, the mixture can be pierced with a blender, but the consistency of the product in this case will be more liquid.

Before spreading the dessert over the cans, the lemon mass with sugar should be infused for an hour in a warm place. It is necessary for the complete dissolution of sugar. It is recommended to stir the mixture every ten minutes.

Glass jars are pre-washed well and sterilized. Lemon mass is distributed to the banks, after which the container must be closed with dense plastic lids. For better tightness, the top of the jar with a lid can be wound with a thick cloth, tied with a rope, or covered with parchment. Dessert stored in the refrigerator or any other cool place.

You can add ginger root to the main ingredients. Thus, the dessert will only be more useful and more effective in the fight against colds. The technology of preparation of such a dish is practically no different from pureed lemon with sugar. Fruits are cleaned of dirt and cut into small slices.

It is also necessary to peel one small ginger root. Ginger and lemon mince. Add sugar to the mass and leave to brew for one hour. Instead of sugar, you can use fresh honey.

The resulting homogeneous mass is placed in sterilized jars and tightly closed with lids. Despite the enormous benefits of this product, it should be remembered that ginger can harm the stomach lining.

See the following video for a recipe for lemon puree with sugar.