The fruit ripens and lands in its own season.
Eating bayberry seems to be a ritual of entering summer every year, and when it is the arbutus season of the year, fresh bayberry is not easy to preserve, so you may wish to seal the unique sweetness in the form of jam. Every bottle of homemade additive-free jam is a gift from nature.
Ingredients: 600 grams of bayberry pulp, 300 grams of sugar, 20 grams of lemon juice
The detailed production steps are shown in the figure below
The prepared bayberry jam is very colorful in color, sweet and sour, flavored with light cream, can be made into ice cream, dessert cake or drink, and directly spread bread and toast are very delicious.
I plan to use the bayberry jam made this time, and I will share the method with you next time.
Questions about making jam:
1, sugar, for jam meaning is far more than sweet, the more important mission is antiseptic;
Some formulas have a ratio of fruit to sugar of 1:1, but if you feel too sweet, you can appropriately reduce the amount of sugar.
Generally, when the sugar content reaches more than 65% (65g of granulated sugar is added per 100g of pulp), the ideal storage conditions can be achieved;
If you do not plan to store, you can appropriately reduce the sugar content according to personal taste, and if the sugar content is less than 50% of the net weight of the fruit, it is recommended to eat it within 1-2 weeks.
2, lemon juice, in the jam can not only balance the sweetness, but also help the coagulation of the jam, but also improve the antioxidant, the taste is rich, and it will be fresher.
3, bottle disinfection, is the key step of jam preservation, must choose a clean water-free and oil-free bottle, and fully disinfect and sterilize.
The most common disinfection method: boiling, cold water pot, slow heating over medium-low heat, boiling for 3-5 minutes, take out and buckle on a paper towel, and use it after the water in the bottle has completely evaporated.
Jam is usually hot, glass bottles should be able to withstand high temperatures, after sealing the lid, immediately upside down until completely cooled, the purpose is to create a vacuum environment, and finally put in the refrigerator for refrigeration.