Tea rose jam is an incredibly fragrant and healthy treat. You need to take for him only the petals from proven bushes. It is best that they grow in your garden, otherwise you will not be immune to chemicals that roses can be fertilized with. Yes, and your home shrub is not always suitable. After all, a rose petal should be bright, whole and have a pronounced smell. Otherwise, the quality of the jam will be unsatisfactory.
Flowers must be picked by hand, very carefully cleaned, tear off the green cups near the legs of the flower. An important quality that tea rose jam has is it treats throat diseases (as well as stomatitis and gum disease). You can take it both undiluted and rinse your mouth with a solution of sweet syrup. This remedy is well suited for children who are naughty due to the need to take bitter medicines.
The classic recipe. Rose jam
After you have collected, cleaned and sorted the petals, rinse them with plenty of clean cold water. Then lay it on a clean towel (it should be pre-washed without the use of aggressive detergents). Leave to dry.
Cook syrup from a kilogram of sugar and two hundred and fifty grams of water. After it boils, you need to get rid of the foam and put the petals in the syrup (about a hundred grams). By volume, this is a significant number of petals. After boiling, leave the tea rose jam for twelve hours, then boil again, remove the foam and cook for half an hour. Remove the foam again. And, waiting for the syrup to thicken, add the juice of half a lemon. This will change the color of the jam - it will turn pale pink. Then you need to boil a little more and roll up in sterile jars. Only syrup can be preserved, and the petals removed from the jam and stored in a separate container. They are well suited for filling sweet pastries with them. You can also make liquor from the petals. To do this, pour them with vodka and insist a couple of months in a dark place.
Tea rose jam. Dry way
Wash and dry the selected and cleaned petals (150 grams). Then fill with three glasses of sugar, add lemon juice and scroll in a blender or meat grinder. can be stored in a sealed container in the refrigerator. This is a great filling for pies and rolls, especially if you add nuts.
Pink honey
This drug has a tonic and anti-inflammatory effect. It is especially useful for bronchopulmonary diseases and chronic inflammations. It is not difficult to cook it if you find quality raw materials. Rose petals (80 grams) should be poured with boiling water (100 grams), simmer over low heat and insist for a day. Then add 100 grams of honey to the mixture, stir and boil. Store in a cool place. Take two tablespoons three times a day. You can pour 250 grams of rosehip petals with a liter of boiling water and infuse for twelve hours. Then strain and squeeze, put 750 grams of honey, boil and boil a little. Take a tablespoon three times a day.