Sea buckthorn jam at home for the winter

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Prepare all the necessary products. Actually, you will need only two ingredients: sea buckthorn berries and sugar. It is advisable to take your own berries, freshly picked. Collecting sea buckthorn is not so easy and there are many different ways: someone spreads an oilcloth under a tree, then shakes it and collects fallen berries. Someone cuts branches, and then collects berries from them. I am a supporter of the traditional way: I collect berries from a bush, it turns out 1 kg per hour.

2. Step 2:

   

   When collecting sea buckthorn, the main thing is that the berries do not burst and remain intact. Go through the berries well, remove excess debris, leaves and needles.

3. Step 3:

   

   Rinse well under running water using a sieve or colander. Rinse the berries very well with moderately hot water: otherwise the jam may ferment.

4. Step 4:

   

   Prepare the dishes in which you will cook the jam. It should be a saucepan or saucepan with a thick bottom, preferably with a non-stick coating (aluminum and enameled dishes are undesirable - jam can burn. Put the berries in a saucepan.

5. Step 5:

   

   Cover with sugar and leave for a while so that the berries give juice. The time can vary from 1 hour to a day. The main thing is not to add water - the jam will turn out watery. When cooking, there should be only berries, berry juice and sugar. If you wish, you can add flavors to the jam: cinnamon, vanilla, cloves. A spoonful of cocoa powder will also be appropriate - the jam will turn out with a chocolate flavor. Or add chopped nuts for a savory vcu

7. Step 6:

   

   This is how berries look with the juice released after infusing for 4 hours and stirring. Bring the contents of the pan to a boil over medium heat, then reduce the heat to low and cook for 45 minutes. Do not forget to stir constantly so that the jam does not burn, and remove the foam. Then remove the jam from the heat and let it cool, so it will turn out thicker.

8. Step 7:

   

   Sterilize the jar in any convenient way - I put a spoon in clean jars and pour boiling water, then drain the water. The roofs will boil

9. Step 8:

   

   Arrange the jam into jars.

10. Step 9:

    

    Close the lids. Store in an apartment, without a refrigerator.

11. Step 10:

    

    Bon appetit!