Surprisingly, pine cone jam is a fairly popular dessert among the inhabitants of our country. After all, such a sweet product made from the gifts of nature can not only be enjoyed by drinking freshly brewed hot tea, but also treated for various colds.
It is worth noting that pine cones are best brewed at the end of May or at the very beginning of June. It was during this period that the fruits of conifers were still green, young and unrooted. Experts also recommend collecting cones to prepare such a dessert away from roads and railways, as well as below the boundaries of industrial enterprises and cities.
Pine cone jam: recipe
Essential Ingredients:
granulated sugar - 1 full liter can;
pine cones young and green - 1 kg;
ordinary drinking water (purified) - 1 l.
The process of processing cones: young green pine cones should be sorted out, cleaning them from leaves and other debris, put in a colander and rinse well in cool water. After that, they need to be placed in large containers, where you need to add ordinary drinking water and granulated sugar.
Heat treatment: boiling from
pine cones should be placed on the stove only after all the ingredients have been mixed well. The container with syrup and coniferous fruits must be brought to a boil over low heat, and then boiled for another 5 minutes. Next, the sweet dish must be removed from the stove and cool. After this, boiling from
pine cones should be boiled again, and then cooled - and so repeat 3 times. It is worth noting that during cooling, it is recommended to cover the dessert with clean two-layer gauze or cooking paper.
The final stage in the preparation: after the young cones are boiled in syrup exactly three times, they must be hot laid out in sterilized jars. Further, the dishes need to be rolled up, turned upside down and covered with a towel. In this position, an unusual sweetness from natural gifts should cool exactly one day. After this time, the jars of jam should be put in a dark, cold place, where it is recommended to keep them until the winter.
Pine cone jam: the benefits of unusual sweetness
As mentioned above, such a dessert can not only be enjoyed on cold winter evenings, but also to maintain your body in a healthy and vigorous state.
Jam from pine cones helps a lot in the treatment and prevention of the following diseases:
flu, acute respiratory viral infections and colds (the body quickly recovers due to vitamin C, which is in this dessert);
bronchitis, severe cough and pneumonia (acts as a good expectorant);
ideal prevention of scurvy (again, due to the high content of vitamin C);
any inflammation of the oral cavity, as well as the throat;
stomatitis (acts as a good bactericidal agent).
To maintain health and boost the immune system, it is recommended to use such jam in the amount of 5 large spoons per day.