Content
- 1 What are the benefits of princess jam?
- 2 How to make jam from princely mushrooms
- 3 Classic recipe for jam from knyazhenika
- 4 The fastest recipe for jam from knyazhenika
- 5 Princeberry jam without cooking
- 6 How to make jam from princesses and apples
- 7 Preparation of jam from knyazhenika directly in jars
- 8 Storage rules
- 9 Conclusion
Knyazhenika is a northern berry that grows mainly in Siberia or regions above central Russia. Distributed in Finland, the Scandinavian Peninsula, North America, and Asia. Many people prepare jam from princesses for the winter, which is not only tasty, but also healthy. Those who grow berries in their garden plots or collect them in the forest know this well.
What are the benefits of princess jam?
Princeberry berries (polyanika, arctic raspberries) are valued for their excellent taste and aroma; they are consumed both raw and processed. This plant is very popular in folk medicine in the northern regions of our country, in Kamchatka. The fruits of the princess are considered an effective antiscorbutic remedy. When harvesting, they should be handled with great care due to their delicate structure, and recycling should follow immediately.
Princeberry jam has most of the properties of fresh berries.With daily use, vitality and the body's protective ability against diseases increases, a surge of strength is felt, and there is no risk of developing anemia. There are a number of other properties, the berry has the following effect:
- improves the functioning of the digestive tract;
- strengthens the immune system;
- eliminates hypovitaminosis;
- treats anemia;
- quenches thirst;
- helps with fever;
- facilitates the course of respiratory diseases;
- serves as a general strengthening agent;
- improves intestinal microflora;
- exhibits antimicrobial properties;
- stimulates brain function;
- makes blood vessels elastic;
- prevents atherosclerosis;
- affects blood clotting;
- has diuretic properties;
- cleanses the body of toxins;
- suppresses the growth of tumors and prevents their appearance;
- restores peripheral blood circulation;
- stimulates muscle function;
- improves vision;
- accelerates tissue regeneration.
There are practically no contraindications to taking the berry. Children especially love princely jam. The only exception may be cases of individual intolerance to substances contained in the berry, as well as a tendency to food allergies. Wild berry jam is also used in many culinary recipes:
- added as a filling to baked goods, pancakes;
- serves as an ingredient in milk and vitamin cocktails;
- included in sweet dishes (ice cream, cheesecakes, pancakes, porridge).
There are various recipes for making princely jam. But this is not the limit of the capabilities of the northern berry. You can come up with your own jam recipe by adding any new ingredients. It is worth considering how tasty and healthy jam from princely mushrooms is prepared.
How to make jam from princely mushrooms
Aromatic jam, reminiscent of sunny summer days in its taste, will enrich and diversify the diet on cold winter evenings. It will give energy, drive away fatigue and blues - after all, it contains a lot of useful nutrients, without which our body weakens, our mood and vitality decrease.
The princess grows on the edges and clearings, because it was not for nothing that it was previously called “polyanika”. It begins to bear fruit in the second half of summer, reaching the end of July - beginning of August. It's time to go to the forest to stock up on aromatic berries for the winter. Knyazhenika is very tender and is not suitable for industrial harvesting. Therefore, it is unlikely that you can buy it in supermarkets. You can only rely on your own strength.
After a whole basket of berries has been delivered from the forest, they must be immediately processed: washed, dried and covered with sugar or syrup. It’s up to you to decide what you want and which recipe you like best. And then you need to act according to the specified technology. If you need more vitamins, just twist the prince with sugar and put it in the refrigerator for storage. And if you want something tastier and ready for the winter, then you need to boil it and put it in jars. The result is a delicacy for the winter, useful for adults and children.
Classic recipe for jam from knyazhenika
Princeberry jam can be prepared in different ways, for example, with whole berries in sugar syrup or in the form of jam, jelly, or marmalade. It is worth considering the classic version of wild berry jam.
Ingredients:
- prince - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar – 1 kg;
- water – 0.5 ml.
Mix water and sugar, bring until the latter is completely dissolved. Simmer over low heat for several minutes.Pour in the prepared berries and almost immediately turn off the heat under the pan, leave for 12 hours to soak. Roll into jars, sterilize and seal tightly.
The fastest recipe for jam from knyazhenika
Princeberry jam can be prepared very quickly. To do this, chop the berries and grind in a blender or meat grinder along with sugar. Let stand until the juice comes out. If there is not enough liquid, add a little water.
Ingredients:
- berries – 1 kg;
- granulated sugar – 0.5 kg.
Bring to a boil and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. At the same time, do not stop stirring with a wooden spoon so that the berry mass does not burn and does not stick to the bottom of the dish. Otherwise, the princely jam may be spoiled.
Princeberry jam without cooking
Grind the berries in a blender or meat grinder, add sugar to taste. If the jam will be stored in the refrigerator, the sugar concentration should be slightly higher. Thanks to this, the berry puree will last longer.
In the case when the princely jam will be frozen for the winter, sugar can be added to a minimum or a different sweetener can be used. The result is a low-calorie jam that can be consumed by those who are losing weight or suffering from diabetes.
The finished berry mass should be packaged in small cups. In winter it will be very convenient to defrost in small portions. And princess jam will always be fresh, aromatic, with the natural taste of wild berries.
How to make jam from princesses and apples
Additional components can be added to princely jam to give it a richer taste and thicker consistency, such as apples. They contain a lot of pectin, so they will give a jelly-like consistency, as well as a pleasant sourness to the dish.
Ingredients:
- berries – 0.6 kg;
- apples – 1 kg;
- sugar – 1 kg;
- water – 0.5 l.
Boil syrup from sugar and water. Rinse the berries and dry. Peel and core apples. Pour boiling syrup over them and cook over low heat. Shortly before it is completely ready, add to the prince. Then proceed according to the usual scheme: place in clean, dry jars, sterilize and seal with boiled lids.
Preparation of jam from knyazhenika directly in jars
Another unusual jam recipe. Pour berries, previously washed and dried, into dry sterile jars up to the hangers.
Ingredients:
- prince - 2 kg;
- granulated sugar – 2 kg;
- water – 2 l.
Fill the contents of the jars with boiling syrup and sterilize at a temperature of approximately +85 degrees. For a half-liter jar it will take 10 minutes, for a liter jar - a quarter of an hour.
Storage rules
The jam should be stored in a cool, dark place. If the non-cooking cooking technology was used, then the most reliable place would be the bottom shelf of the refrigerator or even the freezer.
Jars of jam should not be placed in places exposed to direct sunlight. Otherwise, princely jam will lose some of its active ingredients and its beautiful rich color.
Conclusion
Principe jam will help diversify your diet, enrich it with many microelements and vitamins necessary for the body. In addition, the product can strengthen the immune system, protect against hypovitaminosis and seasonal diseases, and also prevent many diseases.
