How to make ginger jam according to the recipe of Michel Nostradamus

Today, the whole world knows Nostradamus, or Michel de Nostrdam, as a soothsayer, and contemporaries considered him an outstanding physician, astrologer and... cook.





In 1555, under the authorship of Nostradamus, the first in the history of mankind “Treatise on the most beautiful recipes for cooking jam” was published, which is still highly appreciated by gourmets.





Nostradamus made jam from lemons, oranges, cherries and even onions. Sugared in syrup almonds, nuts of Italian pine, spices. Like all his contemporaries, he considered jam medicine.





Ginger JemToday, I propose to prepare "Site"Nostradamus was used to treat frigidity. Perhaps this delicacy is a powerful aphrodisiac, but its main advantages are the incomparable taste and magical aroma.

Delicious Jam Ingredients
  • 300ml honey
  • 100g fresh ginger


Preparation
  1. Peel the ginger off.


  2. Cut it into thin plates.


  3. Put it in a pot, fill it with water and boil it for 10 minutes.
  4. After 10 minutes, drain the decoction, and then repeat this procedure 3 more times.
  5. The last time you cook ginger is 20 minutes.
  6. The next morning, put the ginger in a pot with a thick bottom, pour honey and cook on low heat in three doses of 15 minutes with breaks of 20-24 hours.


  7. Ginger jam ready. Bon appetit!


What's the best jam? It's complicated. But among the undisputed favorites is strawberry jam. "Site" prepared for readers a recipe for strawberry jam with bananas. The berries in it do not sour, and the syrup turns out thick without confiture!

Boil fragrant jam in 10 minutes? Easy! And do not fill the berries with sugar at night, bring to a boil, turn off, cool, turn on again... Jam in the pan always turns out, preserves the color and taste of fresh berries.

The less jam is cooked, the more useful it is, the berries retain their taste, shape and aroma. For five-minute jam, raspberries, currants, strawberries, cherries are ideal.