Blueberry jam for winter

This forest berry has a host of healing properties that garden fruits lack. To ensure that blueberry jam for winter brings the maximum benefits, it should be prepared with minimal heat treatment. The proposed recipe is the most classic and simple, requiring little effort.

Yield: 2 jars of 250 ml.

Cooking time: 90 minutes.

Caloric content: 177 kcal per 100 grams of the dish.

Ingredients

• freshly collected blueberries – 1000 g;
• white sugar – 600 g.

The jars in which the blueberry jam will be preserved for winter should be steamed until condensation appears on the walls. This can be done over a kettle or in the microwave by putting 2 spoons of water at the bottom and holding it on maximum power for 2 minutes. Metal lids must be boiled.

Preparation

1. Prepare the ingredients. The blueberries should be clean, without twigs and leaves.

2. Before starting to boil the jam, the berries need to release their juice. To do this, sprinkle the fruits with sugar in alternating layers. Leave them for a few hours, preferably overnight.

3. After this time, juice will have been released and you can continue working with the berries. Mix the blueberries.

4. Place the pot with the blueberries over moderate heat. As soon as boiling is indicated by the first bubbles, time for 5 minutes during which the blueberries should be boiled. If foam appears, carefully remove it.

5. Remove the mixture from the heat and wait for 5 minutes.

6. Next, repeat the actions of boiling the jam and its brief cooling. And for the 3rd, final time, boil the blueberries for the same 5 minutes.

7. Place the prepared jars for sealing on a towel to prevent the glass from cracking from contact with the high temperature of the jam. Pour the jam into these containers. After sealing with lids, turn the jars upside down and leave them until completely cool. Blueberry jam for winter is ready.

Runny jam will thicken. And the magical aroma of forest berries that escapes when opening the jar will remind you of summer days and gift you the taste of summer. If the blueberry jam is not eaten immediately, it can last for up to a year under room conditions without significant changes.

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