Chokeberry Jam

For centuries, people gathered various berries in the woods and grew them in vegetable gardens, because their benefits can be talked about endlessly. Berries contain essential for the proper functioning of the immune system, trace elements and vitamins, and they are also rich in fiber, normalizing the work of the intestine. One of the most useful berries in the garden plots is aronia (black-fruited mountain ash, familiar to everyone by name). Her homeland is North America, she was brought to Russia only in the 19th century.

At first, it was grown only for ornamental purposes, since the white lush inflorescences look very attractive in spring, and in the autumn the bushes attract bright red leaves.

Methods of harvesting chokeberry are quite numerous - today there are a huge number of recipes using chokeberry. The main methods of processing berries are as follows:

• drying (berries are harvested and suspended by thread or use modern dryers) - such berries are convenient to use for the preparation of decoctions;
• freezing (it is better to sort and wash the berries before drying, as well as to dry well) is a universal method of harvesting berries without losing useful properties;
• preparation of alcoholic beverages (liqueurs, liqueurs, wine);
• conservation - The most popular method of preparation, mainly juices, compotes, syrups, liqueurs, marmalade, and, of course, jam.

About jam from chokeberry further and will be discussed.

Black chokeberry berries have a tart bright flavor that knits a little tongue. Crop harvested in August and September.

Calorie fresh berries is only 56 kcal per 100 grams, because they are called low-calorie, dietary product, which is not the case with black chokeberry jam. On average, its caloric content is about 400 kcal per 100 grams, and although it contains almost no fat, it has found room for 74.8 grams of carbohydrates. The high content of the latter suggests that the jam should be consumed in small portions for recreational purposes.

The main mineral substances found in chokeberry are iron, molybdenum, fluorine, boron, manganese in high concentrations and a huge amount of iodine (about 100 mcg per 100 grams of berries - this concentration is 4 times higher than in raspberries and gooseberries) which has a beneficial effect on the health of the thyroid gland.

Iodine deficiency in our country is one of the most pressing problems, therefore, the use of berries and blanks with an arboreal will help prevent problems related to the hormonal background, based on iodine deficiency. Aronia contains vitamins A, C, E, PP, and vitamins of group B. Due to the high content of tannins and pectin compounds, aronia has a beneficial effect on the intestines and helps cleanse the body, removes radiation and heavy metals.

Speaking about the benefits of jam, it is worth noting a positive effect on the body, which has this product:

• lowers cholesterol;
• lowers blood pressure (with hypertension 1 and 2 stages);
• boosts immunity;
• regulates the work of the liver (has a choleretic effect);
• strengthens blood vessels;
• facilitates the course of diseases such as measles, scarlet fever, rheumatism and seasonal allergies;
• supports the health of the thyroid gland due to the iodine content;
• indicated for neurosis and insomnia;
• helps prevent atherosclerosis;
• used for the treatment of radiation sickness due to the high content of vitamin P;
• stabilizes the work of the heart due to the high content of potassium;
• reduces puffiness.

Despite the enormous benefits for the body, some people should limit or prevent the use of black chokeberry for food. The main contraindications for eating these berries are reduced pressure (hypotension), gastrointestinal diseases associated with increased acidity, impaired stool, an ulcer or gastritis, and people with frequent blood clots, varicose veins and thrombophlebitis should also refuse to use. These contraindications are related to the ability of aronia berries to thicken blood and lower blood pressure.

There are many well-known recipes for black chokeberry jam, but the main components always remain:

• black ripe berries of chokeberry;
• pure water;
• granulated sugar.

The most classic and affordable combination used for harvesting is an apple with black chokeberry. On the basis of this combination also make juices and compotes. Apples add benefits to this jam, because, like the black carp, they have a large number of pectins. Also, the addition of apples makes the tart taste of the berries softer and gives the jam a smoother texture.

The addition of citrus fruits, such as lemon or orange, makes jam even more useful during cold season. Lemon adds sourness to the sweetness and viscosity of chokeberry berries.

Adding nuts to the jam adds spice and makes it more effective in combating anemia. Most often, you can find recipes with a combination of chokeberry, citrus and nuts.

You can add a pleasant cherry flavor to the jam by adding cherry leaves to it - this is an old Belarusian recipe. With the same combination make a variety of homemade liqueurs and liqueurs.

The use of various spices can favorably emphasize the taste of the berries and add spice. For example, in cooking, the classic combination is an apple with cinnamon; when you add arion berries to such jam, it acquires an oriental note and a pleasant taste. You can also use cardamom, cloves and vanilla.

To extend the shelf life of the jam, sterilize the jars and lids before folding into storage containers. The optimal conditions for storage is a temperature comparable to room temperature or slightly lower. Cooking black chokeberry jam is an easy task, the main thing is to strictly follow the recommendations in the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of black chokeberry berries;
• 600 grams of granulated sugar;
• 40 ml of water.

Berries need to be washed well and put in a large container. Cover the berries with sugar and let it stand until the black wolf begins to secrete juice (about 1 hour). Add water and put on the stove. We make two approaches of cooking: for the first time, cook the jam for 20 minutes, turn it off and cool completely (preferably more than 12 hours), for the second time also boil it for 20 minutes. Arrange the jam on the banks and close the lids.

When cooking, it is better not to peel citrus peel, as it contains many vitamins and savory taste.

Ingredients:

• 1 kilogram of berries;
• 2 glasses of sugar;
• 1 glass of water;
• 2 oranges;
• 1 lemon

The berries are placed in a large container suitable for cooking, and poured water. After that, put the container on the stove and boil the contents for 5 minutes.Then half the sugar is poured and boiled for another 5 minutes, stirring in the process. Next you need to remove the jam from the stove and cool. At this time, you need to do the preparation of citruses - wash, chop them with a knife, blender or scroll in a meat grinder. When the jam is cool - put it on the fire, add the remaining sugar and bring to a boil. After that, lemon and oranges are added to the jam container, everything is mixed and removed from the stove. It remains only to pour the jam on the banks.

Ingredients:

• black chokeberry berries - 0.6 kg;
• granulated sugar - 0.6 kg;
• water - 1 liter;
• walnuts - 150 grams;
• apples - 200 grams;
• lemon - half.

Chokeberry fruits are poured with hot water for 12 hours, then this broth is poured into a separate pan - it will be needed to make a syrup. To do this, take 1 cup of broth and add to it the entire amount of sugar. Next, brew syrup.

While it is boiled, peel apples and peel. Randomly chop them and lemon; nuts must also be finely chopped. Now berries, nuts and apples are laid in syrup and wait for the moment of boiling. After that, boil the jam for 15 minutes and remove to cool for 3 hours. Such repetitions of the 15-minute cooking should be done three more at intervals of 3 hours for cooling. Before the last cooking lemon is added. Pour over the banks and cork.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg of blackfloat;
• 100 grams of cherry leaves;
• 0.7 liters of water;
• 1 kg of granulated sugar.

Thoroughly clean and rinse the berries and leaves of the cherry. Pour the water into the pot, boil and add half of the cherry leaves. Cook for 5 minutes and remove the leaves. Cool the broth and pour the berries for 8 hours. After that, pour all the liquid into the pan, put it on the stove and add the remaining cherry leaves. Cook again 5 minutes and remove. Now we add black chokeberry berries to the hot broth. Leave the berries to infuse, after cooling down, decant the liquid. We take a large capacity for cooking jam, pour all the sugar into it and pour in 190 ml of broth. We put on a small fire and wait for the sugar to dissolve, then pour out the fruits of mountain ash and boil until the jam is thick.

For this recipe, it is better to choose strong sweet and sour apples.

Ingredients:

• chernoplodka - 0.6 kg;
• apples - 3 pieces;
• granulated sugar - 0.5 kg;
• cinnamon - stick;
• black pepper - 5 peas;
• water - 100 ml.

We clean the twigs from the twigs and rinse with running water, fill them with sugar and pour them with water, put spices and put them on the stove. After boiling, boil for 10 minutes, all the while removing the foam, then leave the jam to infuse overnight, and in the morning boil again for 10 minutes and leave to cool. Wash and peel apples, peels and pits. Start brewing the jam again and add apples to it when boiling. Boil for 15 minutes, then lay in sterilized jars and close the lids. It is advisable to store in the refrigerator.

This jam is good at the cooking speed and ease of ingredients. On 1 part of berries we take 2 parts of granulated sugar. This jam passes the minimum heat treatment for only 5 minutes (it is also called “five minutes”), therefore it retains the maximum number of useful properties of the berries.

Carefully clean the berries, boil them for 5 minutes in boiling water, then take out and dry on a towel. Now you need to chop the berries in any convenient way, for example, a blender, or scrolling in a meat grinder. Mix the chopped black chop with sugar and place on a stove over a very small fire. Stir constantly until boiling. After boiling, increase the heat and cook for 5 minutes, continuing to stir. Spread out the sterilized jars, put on top of the cover.Pasteurize jars of jam for 20 minutes for 0.5-liter and 30 minutes for 1 liter cans. After that, you can roll up the banks and store them at room temperature.

The process of pasteurization is carried out as follows: in a large container (so that you can put the cans there almost completely), jars of jam are placed, covered with lids on top, water is poured over the can hangers and the vessel is put on a small fire. At the bottom of the container it is better to lay a cloth towel so that the cans do not knock on the metal when boiling. We leave at a low heat for a specified time in the recipe for sterilization of the workpiece.

In fact, the recipe for making jam is similar to jam - the only difference is that in making jam, fruits and berries are ground into a homogeneous mass.

Ingredients:

• apples - 4 kg;
• chernoplodka - 1.5 kg;
• sugar - about 1.8 kg;
• water - 1 liter.

Prepare the apples - they need to be thoroughly washed and cut into pieces, while not removing the peel and not clearing from the seeds. Chokeberry must be cleared of twigs and washed. Pour water into the cooking pot, put there fruits and berries. Cook for about 20 minutes until the apples are soft. The mixture should be stirred frequently.

If you see that the mass becomes homogeneous and more and more like mashed potatoes, then it is time to remove the mixture from the heat and wipe it through a strainer. In the finished mashed potatoes add sugar. It is necessary to be guided by the volume of the resulting puree (as in this or that case there is more or less cake) and on the sweetness of apples. If you have sweet and sour apples, you need to add sugar in a ratio of 1: 1. Next, cook the jam on a very slow fire, as the mashed potatoes are thick, it tends to sprinkle when boiling. Stir constantly and cook until you get the right consistency. You can boil quite a bit - then get a smooth homogeneous jam.

Spread the jam in sterilized jars and roll up or close the plastic covers. Store strictly in the refrigerator!

To make jam you need:

• purified water - 150 ml;
• sugar - 400 grams;
• chokeberry - 500 grams.

Chokeberry from the leaves, branches, garbage and rinse in a colander, shaking off water. Now you need to chop the berries with a blender or meat grinder - choose a convenient way for you. At the request of the berries can be crushed until smooth or leave pieces. Berries are poured with water in a saucepan and put on the fire. Cook for 7 minutes, then add all the sugar. Cook for another 7 minutes on high heat, reduce and cook for another 5-7 minutes. It is recommended to stir the jam well all the time of cooking. The consistency of the jam is obtained between the average jam and jam.

Prepared black chokeberry jam can be used in a variety of recipes. For example, with jam, you can make a quick shortbread dough pie, using it as a fragrant filling. You can also make open or closed yeast patties.

Here is an example of a quick pie recipe using jam. (It is important to take the jam, cooked not on the basis of syrup, but with a minimum water content, for example, “five minutes”, so that there is no excess moisture in the cake):

• butter - 200 grams;
• egg - 1 pc .;
• sugar - 2 tablespoons;
• baking powder - 10 grams;
• flour - about 500 grams;
• blackberry jam.

You need to get the oil out of the fridge in advance - it will be easier to work with it Grind it with a piece of flour, sugar and salt. Add egg, mix thoroughly. Add the remaining flour with baking powder. Knead smooth butter dough. Divide it into 2 balls and place in the freezer for half an hour.

Roll out one piece of dough, put it on the bottom of the form, covered with parchment paper.It is necessary to form large enough sides so that the jam does not flow out in the baking process. Putting a layer of jam. The second part of the dough is rubbed on a coarse grater and sprinkled on top of the jam (this kind of cake is sometimes also called grated). Bake in the oven should be at a temperature of 180 degrees for about 25 minutes.

Perfect blackberry jam as topping for drinks, such as tea, you can simply dissolve it in water to get a sweet drink.

Children love to eat shop curd with additives, but it’s better to add a couple of spoons of homemade jam to the plate of a homemade product - it is much healthier and tastier, besides the beautiful rich color of black chokeberry causes appetite. Also, a spoon of jam can significantly embellish the taste of breakfast as an additive to cereal or muesli.

To learn how to boil the five-minute jam from chokeberry, see the following video.