Black elder has huge amount of vitamins and minerals. At all times infusions and decoctions from this berry were used for strengthening of the immune system and maintenance of an organism during the winter period. Jam from this berry has really health giving qualities.
Black elder by right is considered unique berry. Beautiful glossy fruits are rich with pectinaceous substances and vitamins. Black elder jam improves a metabolism, has bactericidal effect and effectively struggles with liver diseases. We will consider step-by-step preparation of the best-known house recipes of jam from tasty berry.
Classical jam from fruits of elder black
To make classical jam from berries of elder black, the following ingredients will be necessary for us:
- berries of elder black - 3 kg;
- granulated sugar - 3 kg;
- drinking water of-250 ml.
- Stage-by-stage production of jam begins with processing of berries. Fruits of elder clean from leaves and fruit stems, wash out in cold water and allow to dry.
- Pour out berries in deep ware and fill up with granulated sugar. Leave for some time, the first juice won't appear yet.
- Mix of berries and sugar put on slow fire, add 250 ml of water and cook within 30 minutes. During this time berries have to become soft. If it didn't happen, duration of cooking is increased up to 50 minutes.
- Ready jam is removed from fire and allowed to cool down.
- Display ready jam on banks and roll up covers.
Jam from flowers of black elder
Contrary to standard opinion, jam can be made not only from berries. Delicacy from flowers of black elder - direct to that the proof.
To prepare such dessert, the following ingredients will be necessary:
- inflorescences of black elder in number of 0.5 kg;
- granulated sugar - 600 g;
- the water purified - 500 ml.
- Preparation of an original dessert begins with processing of flowers of elder. Petals separate from fruit stems which aren't used in the recipe. Leaves spread in clean ware.
- Parallel to cleaning of flowers begin to prepare a sugar syrup. For this purpose mix granulated sugar and 500 ml of water and put on slow fire. Allow syrup to begin to boil and fill in with it elder petals.
- Mix is put on slow fire for 30 minutes. After the specified time fire is switched off and leave jam to cool down.
- After the treat cooled down, it is filtered through a gauze or a small sieve.
- The peeled jam is put on slow fire for 10 minutes and removed from fire.
- Roll up jam in banks in the habitual way.
Elder flowers jam with addition of kernels of walnut
It is one of variations of jam from elder flowers. The following ingredients are necessary for preparation of a treat according to such recipe:
- flowers of black elder - 800 g;
- walnut kernels, it is desirable ground - 500 g;
- fresh honey of weak body - 300 g;
- granulated sugar - 1.3 kg;
- the water purified - 300 ml.
- Clean elder flowers from fruit stems as well as in the last recipe, and fill in with boiled water. In 10 minutes throw back petals on a small sieve and wait so far all water will flow down.
- Connect granulated sugar, honey and water and put on slow fire. When mix begins begin to boil, add to it petals of black elder.
- Cook mix within 20 minutes on slow fire. After this time, fire is switched off and leave a varnye for 1 hour.
- Repeat manipulation 4 times in a row.
- Add walnuts and carefully mix jam.
- Ready jam is displayed on banks and rolled up.
Jam from berries of elder and lemon
One more interesting recipe for berries of elder black. Light notes of a lemon give to jam a certain delicacy and charm. For this recipe it is necessary to take products in the following proportions:
- berries of elder black - 1 kg;
- 2 big ripe lemons;
- granulated sugar - 1.5 kg;
- the water purified - 800 ml.
- The peeled berries of elder are put in the enameled ware and filled in with boiled water. This cunning will allow to make berries soft and gentle on taste.
- In parallel prepare a sugar syrup. Add juice of two lemons to ready sweet weight and carefully mix. Leave on slow fire before boiling.
- Drain water from berries.
- The blanched berry is added to a sugar syrup and cooked on slow fire within 15 minutes.
- After the specified time jam is removed from fire and allowed it to cool down.
- Shift ready delicacy in banks and close covers.
Jam from berries of elder black with addition of apples
To make this option of jam, the following products will be necessary for us:
- 3-4 apples;
- berries of elder black - 1 kg;
- the water purified - 250 ml.
- The peeled apples are cut in small cubes and washed out in cold water. Parallel to it peel elder berries from branches and leaves. I mix components and mix.
- At the second stage begin preparation of a sugar syrup with a usual way. It is possible to add juice of 1 lemon to sugar mix, so jam will get a thin note of a citrus.
- The sugar syrup is brought to the boil and add mix of apples and black elder there.
- Cook jam within 30 minutes and remove from fire. If desired at the end it is possible to add vanillin to jam.
- Display a dessert on banks and roll up.
As you already made sure, there is a huge number of recipes which will allow to enjoy taste of great berry. The treat not only will be tasty, but also useful. Delicacy will help to strengthen immunity and to make long winter evenings unique.