Homemade jam - 220 cooking recipes

For the perfect homemade jam, seasonal fruits, berries and vegetables are selected. They should be ripe, but slightly firm, so that during cooking they retain their shape and the syrup remains transparent. So, it is better to take apples with dense and not sugary pulp. The wrong fruits will turn into jam. It's tasty, but not what we need at the moment. The best option is local products, they are the most natural. Fruits with preservatives and excess chemicals can become carcinogenic after months of storage. It is important that for a jam recipe from different starting components the proportions will be different. Some berries need a liquid syrup, while others need an almost caramel-like thick syrup. Gain experience, follow the recipes of professionals with step-by-step photos, ask questions to grandmothers who are experienced in this matter... From the unusual - jam is made from zucchini, carrots, onions, cherry tomatoes, beets. Lemon and orange, mint, and basil help remove unpleasant odors and add new and interesting ones. The latter goes well with strawberries. And in winter, on French toast, fragrant berry pieces, dripping, slightly jelly-like syrup...