Jam from melon

Jam from melon

For cooking, you will need:

• 1 kg of half-ripe melon;


• 1,5 stack. water;


• 1.2 kg of granulated sugar;


• 3 g of citric acid;


• 5 g of vanillin.

Remove the washed melon from the skin and remove the seeds. Cut into cubes (2-3 cm) and blanch 5 minutes in boiling water. Drain and cool the melon. After this, pour it with a hot syrup, prepared from the specified amount of water and sugar. Leave the jam for 6-7 hours. After this, bring it on a small fire to a boil and cook for 2 more minutes. Then remove the melon jam from the fire and leave for another 5 hours. Then repeat the cooking procedure again. Leave for 10-12 hours at night and cook for the third time. After the jam has boiled, add vanillin and citric acid. Stir well and hot pour into sterilized jars. If you cut a melon with a knife, then this jam can be used to decorate the cake.

Honey from melon

For cooking you need a sweet juicy melon.

Ripe aromatic melon cut, clean fromseeds and peel. Grind the flesh with a blender or pass it through a meat grinder. Squeeze the juice and strain it. You can use the juicer. Pour the pure juice on a slow fire to evaporate excess liquid. Periodically remove the foam. The juice should boil well and become thick. When the drop from the spoon can not drain, honey is ready.

Jam from melon and apples

Melons can be used watery, slightly spoiled or broken. In any case, it turns out fragrant and gentle. For cooking, you will need:

• 2 kg of purified melon;


• 1 kg of sugar;


• 0.7 kg of peeled apples;


• 1 tsp. lemon peel.

Peel melons and apples from the skin and seeds. Cut and grind melon with a blender or a meat grinder. Pour it all into an enamel saucepan, fill the melon with sugar and cook over a low heat until the melon jam gets a little thick. Periodically remove the foam.

Cut the apples into small pieces and add to the jam. Bring to a low heat to boil and cook for another 5 minutes. Hot jam pour over sterilized jars and quickly roll.

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