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How to properly cook raspberry jam to keep the berries whole: experienced housewives revealed three secrets
07.07.2023 09:22
When making raspberry jam, the most important task is to keep the berries whole.
The thing is that the berries fall apart very quickly at the slightest action.
What tricks will help to avoid the problem
Careful washing
Some housewives even believe that it is impossible to wash raspberries before making jam, since the berries immediately fill with water and stop holding their shape.
However, this is not very safe. Pests can hide in raspberries. In addition, store-bought raspberries cannot be cooked or eaten without preparatory procedures, since you do not know what path the berries have "traveled".
Therefore, it is obvious that it is necessary to wash the product, but you just need to choose the right method. You need to take a container of sufficient volume and fill it with water. We "hide" the berries themselves in several layers of gauze. Then we lower the raspberries into the liquid and wash them carefully.
Sugar is introduced gradually
You first need to measure out the amount of sugar you plan to use. As a rule, it is customary to take from one to three parts of sugar per part of raspberries.
But you can't add the entire component at once, otherwise the berries will lose their shape. For this reason, it is added three times during the cooking process.
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Experienced housewives know that raspberry jam requires a certain approach during the cooking process, otherwise the berries will "fly away".
Therefore, you need to cook until foam appears, remove it, turning off the stove. After that, add sugar and turn on the heat again. After that, repeat the procedure up to four times.
