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Strawberry jam

This berry is valued more than others. She needs special, careful and pedantic care, with love and kindness, patience, as with a child. But then - beautiful flowers, fragrant berry, and for the winter - perfect jars.To make homemade strawberry jam for the winter, you'll need good garden fruit picked on a sunny, dry day. So there will be less unnecessary water, more energy and benefit in the finished product. First, the "harvest" is sorted out and thoroughly washed in running water (a small head is needed so as not to damage a smooth glossy surface), dried. Fruit stalk and leaves are removed. There are special forceps for this, but it will work out great with a small sharp knife. They are covered with sugar overnight (the first sugar sand is half as much as berries). Juice stood out - put on the heat and add a little more sugar. They boiled, collected foam, waited 5 minutes, set aside and insisted for 8 hours. So cook several times, the total volume of sweetness is equal to the initial mass of strawberry "raw materials. " Mint and basil, vanilla, saffron are added to such a winter dessert. It is prepared homemade with gelatin and pectin, and also with peaches. It is served with croutons and ice cream, put in pies, pies, muffins and dumplings, morning oatmeal and children's milk porridge (especially semolina and rice), biscuit cakes and rolls. And just for tea - strawberry jam sounds beautiful and delicious everywhere.