Cornelian Cherry Jam with Pits for Winter
You can't help but love this lovely jam with its gentle tartness! Cornelian cherries are a very healthy berry with a range of medicinal properties. The catch is that cooking destroys the vitamin C and other vitamins—the culprit being the long heat treatment. So jam is delicious, but that's about all it offers nutritionally. That said, it keeps wonderfully and is a treat worth making. Here's another recipe for you; today it's cornelian cherry jam.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
How do you make cornelian cherry jam with the pits for winter? Gather the ingredients.
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Step 2:
Rinse the cornelian cherries.
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Step 3:
Sort the berries.
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Step 4:
Make the syrup.
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Step 5:
Prick the berries.
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Step 6:
Boil the syrup.
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Step 7:
Add the cornelian cherries.
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Step 8:
Scoop out the berries.
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Step 9:
Boil the syrup again.
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Step 10:
Add the berries back.
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Step 11:
Repeat a third time.
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Step 12:
Finish cooking.
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Step 13:
Test with a drop.
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Step 14:
Pour into jars.
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Step 15:
Seal.
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Step 16:
- The berries are pretty and delicate, but like any fruit they need some prep. So wash them, sort them, and prick each berry with a wooden toothpick. This is a multi-stage cooking method, so be patient. By definition, jam is fruit cooked in syrup. Make the syrup with plain white granulated sugar only; other types won't do. Add the cornelian cherries to the hot syrup and leave them to steep for a day. Scoop out the berries, boil the syrup again for 15 minutes, and steep the berries for another day. The third day is the last: cook the berries in the syrup until done, and breathe a sigh of relief. The jam is ready. The jars for packing should be dry—we don't want any musty off-flavor. Seal the hot jam and turn the jars over. Treat yourself to something sweet!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Dogwood - 44 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
