Blueberries - the berry is very tasty and valuable in its vitamin and mineral composition. It grows in the most diverse forests of our country and is considered very affordable. In some ways, it resembles blueberries, both in taste and in appearance; however, it is slightly less sweet and larger. And in terms of vitamin C content, blueberries are even ahead of it - once in 5. Among the especially valuable properties of this berry is the therapeutic effect that it exerts on the body: capillary-strengthening and anti-inflammatory, as well as antipyretic. It is believed that it can lower blood sugar and is useful for diabetes, as well as gastritis with a low degree of acidity. They eat it not only fresh, for example, blueberry jam is very common. It has a pleasant sweet and sour taste and delicate texture.
Traditional jam recipe
How to make blueberry jam yourself? To do this is no more difficult than any other - raspberry, strawberry, cherry, etc. For one kilogram of berries you need about 4 cups of sugar. First you need to make a syrup. Pour water into the pan (about 1.5-1.75 cups per specified amount of sugar), boil and cook, stirring, until sugar dissolves and thickens.
Sort blueberries, rinse several times and pour the prepared syrup. She should be infused for a while - an hour or two. Then put the saucepan on low heat and cook until the berry is respected. If desired, in the process of cooking, you can add lemon juice and spices, for example, cloves. With them, blueberry jam will be more aromatic and interesting to taste. It remains only to pour it into banks and roll up.
A quick way to make blueberry jam
The previous recipe is suitable for winter harvesting. And if you wanted to feast on something tasty and healthy for an evening tea party, then you can go the other way - make blueberry jam in a slow cooker. This device is widely used by housewives today and can make a wide variety of dishes. Baking is not the most exotic of them. In order to make jam, you need to use one of the following modes - "Stew" or "Soup". Cooking time should be at least an hour.
Wash and dry the required amount of berries. Dissolve sugar in advance so that it does not stick to the walls of the bowl. For 250 grams you will need a glass of granulated sugar dissolved in 100 grams of water. Put the blueberries in the capacity of the multicooker, fill with this syrup and select the desired mode. From time to time it will be necessary to open the lid and stir the jam with a silicone spatula, as well as remove the foam. By consistency, blueberry jam in a slow cooker will turn out to be slightly different than cooked in the traditional way. It will be less viscous, viscous. However, there will be more vitamins in it, and less trouble. The very thing is when you need to quickly come up with a dessert for tea.
Other variations
If desired, in a similar way you can cook assorted berries , for example, jam from blueberries, blueberries and blackberries. Goes well with these berries and raspberries, and currants. Sweet taste will be given by sweet and sour apple, as well as cherry. The proportions are the same, just part of the blueberries will need to be replaced with the selected fruits.