The recipe for jam from figs, as well as the useful properties of this fruit and its use in folk medicine

Jam made from figs, the recipe of which we will tell you today, is very unusual. Figs, or wine berry, is a unique fruit that contains a lot of fiber. Fiber improves digestion and reduces the risk of cancer.

The use of figs

What can be the use of jam from this fruit?

First, this jam contains a lot of vitamins, and the syrup cooked from this berry is used as a laxative.

Secondly, fig fruits are very useful in diseases of the cardiovascular system, due to the high content of potassium.

Thirdly, the fig contains a lot of iron, which is so necessary for anemia.

Jam made from "wine berry" perfectly removes heat and restores strength.

It should be noted that this fruit is contraindicated in people suffering from diabetes, pancreatitis or other acute gastrointestinal disease.

Fig is a very delicate fruit, it is almost impossible to transport, so most of it is known only in dried form. But from it cook surprisingly tasty, truly royal jam. We will tell you how to prepare an unusual jam from this "wine berry" .

Ingredients

You will need: 1 kilogram of figs, 1 kilogram of sugar, 2 cups of grape juice, 100 to 300 grams of walnuts and two teaspoons of lemon juice.

Variant with walnuts

First we choose the berries of figs. The fig ripens twice a year: in July and September. For jam it is better to take a September fig. According to external data, he is inferior to July, but by taste is much better than him.

Now the figs need to be prepared, washed, dried, cut off the tails. In the middle of each fig berry hide a quarter of a walnut.

Cook the syrup from the sugar and grape juice, carefully removing the foam from it. In the hot syrup, put the prepared figs, the remains of walnuts and lemon juice. Give the berries to leave literally a couple of minutes, again remove the foam and set the jam for 8 hours. From time to time, mix it to make the berries soaked in syrup evenly.

Again put jam on the fire, bring to a boil and again set aside for 8 hours. When the fig jam stands, cook it until ready, stirring constantly, so that the fig does not stick to the bottom and the jam is not burnt.

Then allow the mixture to cool, without covering the pan. Place only cold jam in the jars.

Such a recipe is quite laborious, but when you try jam, you will not regret about the time spent.

By the way, besides the remarkable taste, this jam has also curative properties. They treat colds, as well as raspberry jam.

Variant with lemon

If you do not like sweet jam, and do not know how to cook jam from "wine berry" with sour, then this recipe is especially for you.

Ingredients:

figs - 1 kg;

sugar - 1 kg;

water - 300 ml;

lemon - 1 pc.

Preparation

We cook classic jam, the recipe of which is indicated just above. In the end, add a thinly sliced ​​lemon. It is the juice and lemon peel that will give the wine an extra flavor and aroma. This jam turns out to be very gentle, not too sweet and original to the taste.

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