Saturday, June 6, 2009

Cherry Jam

Ok. This is going to be a recipe for A LOT of jam...
So we 'll start off with the materials:

3,5 Kgs of cherries.
3 Kgs of sugar
Juice of one lemon
2 small doses of baking soda

These are basically our materials...You 'll see that it is NOT
something difficult to make. Only thing is that you need to
a bit careful at the final stages.
First thing is the cherries. We place them in a pot (after
removing the stems of course) and boil them in water. The
point of this is to get them soft enough for the pit and the skin
to come loose.when the water boils, we take the pot with the
cherries and empty it in a dredge. Next we take a wooden spoon,
and press on the cherries. No need to mention that the dredge is
above another pot! A clean one. :P So, by doing that, the skin and
pits stay in the dredge, and the rest of the cherries falls in the pot.
So we are now left with a cherry pulp. With that in the pot, we
proceed to the next step.
Ok. This is the tricky part! It requires the utmost concentration!
We take the pot with the cherry pulp, and place it on the stove, on
medium fire, and add the sugar. Next step is to stir with a wooden
spoon. We test the jam by taking out the spoon, and letting the jam
drop in the pot. When the pot falls as a thick jam-like mass, our jam
is ready! Then we add the lemon juice and let it boil for 5 more minutes.
Then we add the 2 doses of baking powder, and let it boil for another 5
minutes. Do not forget to keep stirring over those 10 minutes.
That's it! Our cherry jam is ready! Let it cool off. No need for a fridge.
Just put it in glass or clay jars and let it cool off. Room temperature is
more than enough.

Enjoy with people you love...

2 comments:

  1. enjoy with people you love, indeed :) people will LOVE you more with such a jam!
    wx 3.5 kg that IS a lot..
    question- how much water do you use, does it have to be a thin layer above the cherries?
    thank youu

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  2. At first use as much water as it takes for the cherries to boil. You just about said it right. :)

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