How to prepare jam from plums

Plums are so loved by man that over the past couple of hundred years, he has brought about 2000 varieties to different tastes. Here and “White honey” yellow with a honey flavor, and “Stanley”, which can withstand 30-degree frosts, and the harvestable “Souvenir of the East”.

It is a pity that you can not enjoy these sweet and juicy fruits all year round, and therefore on the eve of the drain season it is time to think about it. wintertimeTo save some summer fruit until frosty.



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My grandmother had a lot of plums growing on the site. It goes without saying that at the end of the summer, my brother and I, regulars of her garden, overeated with blue-purple fruits to the dump. For one August, plums were so tired that we turned our noses from plum jam in winter. However, grandma's jam It was unlike anything we'd ever tried, and it was hurried.





Grandma cooked jam from plums so that it was mistaken for a store. But it was worth trying and... it was difficult to stop. Jamie "Plum in Chocolate" It remains one of the most vivid memories of the culinary talents of her beloved grandmother, but she always approached the preparation creatively, so that the same dish each time had a unique taste.



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The ingredients
  • 2kg solid plums
  • 700g sugar
  • 70g cocoa powder
  • 150g butter
  • vanilla


Preparation
  1. Cut each plum in half and remove the bones. Place peeled fruit in a pan, sprinkle with sugar and leave for an hour. Then mix the mixture and put it on the fire.

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  2. When the jam boils, add vanilla and boil over a low heat, periodically removing the foam. Cook it until the foam ceases to form (about 30 minutes).
  3. Now add the butter and the cocoa powder. Stir thoroughly and hold the jam on a slow heat for another 20 minutes.

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  4. Pour the jam into pre-sterilized jars, roll the lids, roll over, wrap it in a blanket and leave it inverted to cool.


Delicious. plum jam without seeds for the winter Ready. Its delicate chocolate aroma will attract to the table even those who do not really like canned plums and prefer, for example, useful prunes.





DepositPhotos is lovely. plum jam It can be prepared with different ingredients to please home and guests with new flavors and aromas. And for those who want to treat loved ones with something strong, dessert plum liquors, which we have already talked about, are suitable.

How do you like plums?

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