Apricots very delicate and fleshy fruits which quickly ripen, but, unfortunately, spoil not less quickly. Therefore to keep fruit for long time, hostesses cook the most tasty apricot jam for the winter.
It is required to you
- - sugar – 2 kg;
- - apricots – 2 kg.
Instruction
1. Apricots are vitamin-rich And, With, pectin and the folic acid extremely necessary for pregnant women. Fruit are low-calorie and contain apple, wine acids, tannins and also an extensive set of minerals. In total in the world about 20 types of apricots. The most sweet grades are grown up in Central Asia. If you decided to make jam for the winter – attentively examine each fruit separately: without regret delete the begun to rot, strongly overripe fruits. You remember, one rotten apricot is capable to spoil whole to bank of jam.
2. Prepare ware. The enameled pan with thick and wide walls will be suitable for cooking; in advance wash and sterilize banks. Before the roll-in boil iron covers. Rub plastic covers soda, without powder addition. It is possible to sterilize the jars differently: the ferry from a teapot or in an oven. Choose option which is pleasant to you. The optimum size banks – 1 liter. Jam in three-liter tanks can be spoiled if stands in the fridge too long.
3. Carefully wash out fruit and dry in the sun. A thin skin at an apricot very gentle therefore touch fruits carefully – they can be rumpled or crushed accidentally.
4. Accurately remove stones, cut fruit on segments.
5. Place apricots in a deep pan, fill up with sugar and let's infuse within 3-4 hours. Through the put time pulp will emit sweet juice. If you want less sweet, reduce amount of sugar, taste.
6. Put a pan on average fire and you cook apricots within 15 minutes. Often it is undesirable to stir slowly – segments will turn into kasheobrazny medley that is suitable for jam or jam more. The longer you cook, the more dense jam turns out. As soon as on a surface there is a white skin, remove a pan from fire and pour jam in the prepared glass container. In banks there shouldn't be free space – impose jam densely, to the very top. After you close covers, turn banks and let's jam cool down.