The recipe for jam from dandelions: how to cook this useful treat at home

Dandelion preserves are one of the most delicious medicines. With a cold, you do not want to drink bitter pills, which not only treat, but also have the ability to disrupt the internal organs. But to help in this case will come dandelion jam, which is not only delicious, but also useful!

It tastes very much like honey, so many will like it.

Useful properties of dandelions

First let's figure out how useful this plant is. Traditional medicine uses the plant for one hundred percent, that is, from roots to flowers. It is used for the treatment and prevention of the genitourinary system, the gastrointestinal tract, edema, constipation and hemorrhoids, improves blood circulation and liver function. Infusions from the roots and stems of dandelion have anti-inflammatory properties.

Young leaves are used for food as a salad. Dandelion leaves contain choline, vitamin C, B2, Ca, K, Mn, Fe, P, nicotinic acid, carotene.

In the East, a dandelion is considered a vegetable and is actively added to dishes, and in European countries, paradoxically, people struggle with it as a weed.

It can be used for making wine, which has medicinal properties.

Dandelion has no contraindications and side effects, so it can be used by everyone. Some sources report that dandelion can be used as a preventative against cancer. Dandelion juice is used as a fortifying agent, since it is in the fresh product is the maximum amount of vitamins and trace elements.

Ingredients:

Dandelion flowers: 300 pcs;

Sugar: 1 kg;

Water: 2 cups;

Citric acid: 0.5 tsp.

Preparation:

Picking dandelion flowers without stems. Clear all the green petals, leaving only the yellow ones. Rinse them with cold water.

Boil the syrup, add the washed petals, give a boil, then reduce the heat and cook for 20 minutes. Before the end of cooking add citric acid. Instead of citric acid, you can use juice of half a lemon. Pour the prepared jam over sterilized jars and cover with lids.

Recipes how to cook this jam at home, a lot. In order to increase the healing properties of this delicacy, honey is added to it. Also, when cooking, you can add orange juice or tangerine.

Video recipes

A simple recipe and a very clear explanation of all the subtleties:

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