Dandelion jam

Agree that dandelion jam is more exotic than an everyday food product for the inhabitants of our latitudes. This fact is surprising, since the benefits of dandelion itself, jam, as well as honey from the plant have long been known in Russia. Dandelion belongs to the Astrov family and is a perennial herb that is common in all hemispheres of the earth, with the exception of the Arctic.

There are more than a thousand varieties of the plant in nature. However, not all types of dandelions can be eaten. In domestic endless meadows and fields, you will find enough suitable dandelion species to make jam from them. It is better to collect dandelions far from the roads, because harmful impurities and heavy metals settle on the plant. Before making the jam, it is better to soak the inflorescences of dandelions in water for a while, and then rinse thoroughly again.

Fill the pan with water and add sugar. After the syrup boils, add the inflorescences of the dandelions and cook for about 20 minutes. A few minutes before cooking, you need to add lemon juice or acid to the boiling dandelion jam. It is better to let the finished jam rest for a day, and then squeeze the flowers through the gauze and spread the jam into jars, so the final product will retain most of the useful compounds.

The chemical composition of dandelion jam, as well as the plant itself, contains a large amount of useful biologically active compounds of natural origin. Green leaves and inflorescences of dandelions are used for food. Jam is made from inflorescences of the plant. In addition, the dandelion is used as a healing agent. From roots, dried leaves and flowers, plants make infusions or decoctions, which are used in the treatment and prevention of kidney and liver diseases.

Dandelion jam is considered an excellent natural antioxidant that helps cleanse the body of slags, toxins and other harmful substances. These distinctive properties of the product, as well as a rather low calorie level of dandelion jam, make it possible to attribute this type of confectionery to dietary foods. Dandelion jam helps to establish metabolic and digestive processes in the human body, which plays an important role for people who are obese. Dandelion jam can be both delicious and healthy sweet confections.

Agree, not many products can boast of such an ideal combination. But, even more surprisingly, in order to make dandelion jam, you need to spend a minimum of money and effort. After all, the product is actually made from weedy dandelion grass, all domestic gardeners and gardeners dream of getting rid of bright yellow flowers. So why not prepare a couple of cans of vitamin and original dandelion jam for the winter, so that in the cold season you can gather as a family at the same table and have a cup of tea with fragrant jam of warm sunny color.