How to make plum jam for the winter

The cost of plums is not too high, so almost every family involved in the preservation of fruits, berries and vegetables makes preparations from this delicious fruit. Not to mention those who grow it in their gardens. From it you can make jam, juice, jam or jam, marmalade, syrup, mashed potatoes, compote. Also, this drupe acts as a good companion to other fruits, it can be dried or frozen. We’ll figure out how to make plum jam for the winter.

It should be noted right away that this process is not at all complicated. If you wish, there is even an option to borrow it from the compote. This means: cook it in the same way, that is, stuff with nuts. But we will go as simple as possible, in which plum jam for the winter is prepared with only three ingredients. True, this is rare? In addition, one of them can and should not be used at all. So, we need: one kilogram of plums, one and a half - granulated sugar and optionally a lemon. It is also necessary to take into account the fact that various varieties of this fruit are suitable (to a greater or lesser extent) for different types of canning.

Well, now we begin to cook jam from plums. The recipe for a delicious dish is as follows:

1. Well wash the fruit, which must be ripe, and remove the tails.
2. We take out the bones, after cutting the plums in half.
3. We divide each half into two more parts.
4. Pour the obtained pieces with sugar in an enameled pan or basin.
5. We wait until the juice appears.
6. We put the container on the stove and bring the mixture to a boil. Cook as a “five minute”, 5 minutes.
7. Remove the basin / pan from the stove, allow to cool and insist.
8. We put the jam on the fire again and do not boil, but only bring to a boil.
9. Turn off the stove and cool the cooked product again.
10. We finish preparing plum jam for the winter - we cook for five minutes, you can add lemon if you wish.
11. Pour the hot product into prepared jars and twist them at the end of the process.

As we can see, there really was nothing complicated that any person could not do. The task "How to cook jam from plums" is completed. The result is a very tasty, uniform structure that resembles jelly. The plums became soft. This jam can be easily spread on a loaf, bread, used as a filler for homemade cereals and desserts or toppings for various pastries.

There are other recipes. Including more laborious and long. For example, the following:

1. 
   Syrup for jam is made from water and sugar, citric acid is added.
2. The plum is washed, cut in half, the bones are removed.
3. Prepared fruits are placed in a syrup that has cooled down to forty degrees. The next day, bring to a boil and leave for another day.
4. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and, stirring, cook for five minutes. In this case, the available water should evaporate.
5. We lay out hot on sterile jars. In this way, the prepared product will be well stored at room temperature.

Now we know at least two options for how to make plum jam for the winter. Enjoy your meal!