Classic jam from the mint
To cook this unusual treat with a delightful flavor under the power of any, even the novice mistress.
Necessary ingredients:
- 200 g mint;
- 200 g of water;
- 500 ml Apple vinegar;
- 750 g of sugar;
- 75 g of liquid pectin;
- green food dye.
Preparation:
Mint sort out, leaving only the fresh leaves, then wash, dry with a paper towel and shred with a knife. The cut sheets are placed in a heavy-based saucepan, place sugar, then add water and Apple cider vinegar. Put the saucepan on low heat and cook the mixture until boiling. During the boiling the mass must be constantly stirred, so that the jam turned out delicious and smooth. When the water boils, remove the pan from the heat, add food coloring and pectin, mix thoroughly and place the dish on the fire. When peppermint jam comes to a boil, turn off heat, allow the treats to cool, then strain and pour in banks.
Jam mint and lemon
If a classic recipe for peppermint jam to diversify by adding lemon, we get an unusual treat with a bright, refreshing and invigorating taste.
Necessary ingredients:
- 250 g mint leaves;
- 500 ml of water;
- 2 lemon;
- 1 kg of sugar.
Preparation:
First prepare the mint leaves. To do this, carefully wash the greens under running water, cut and put in a saucepan. Lemons pour boiling water, cut into neat slices with the peel and put in a pan to mint. Lemon-mint mixture fill with water and bring to a boil. When the jam boils, cook it for another 10 minutes, then remove from heat, cover with a lid and leave to infuse for a day. The next day, strain the jam through a gauze cloth, folded three times. The resulting liquid mixed with sugar and again put on the fire. Treat should be cook until, until it will become thick and viscous. Ready jam lemon and mint Packed on banks and harvested before winter.
Strawberry jam and mint
Strawberry and mint is a very unusual and exquisite combination for a jam. Sweet treat with a refreshing flavor will be the best reminder of warm and Sunny summer.
Necessary ingredients:
- 100 g mint leaves;
- 1 kg of strawberries;
- 1 lemon;
- 600 g of sugar.
Preparation:
The strawberries sort, wash and put in pan. From the lemon squeezing the juice. Berries sprinkle with sugar and pour lemon juice, then leave to infuse overnight. In the morning put the saucepan on the fire and bring to a boil. When the mixture boils, remove it from the heat and leave for 10-12 hours. At the expiration of this time strain the jam through a sieve. Strawberries with mint and put in a separate bowl, and the syrup is again poured into the pan, bring to a boil and tormented on low heat for 10 minutes, after which you can proceed directly to conservation.