cherry jam

cherry jam

Overview

A friend gave me two boxes of cherries. After opening them, I found that the taste was not particularly sweet. I felt that if I couldn't eat them, they would probably be thrown away, so I decided to use them to make cherry jam.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Wash the cherries, cut them into two pieces, remove the pits, and marinate them with sugar for three to four hours.

    cherry jam step 1
  2. Put the pickled cherries into the pot, add the powdered rock sugar, and bring to a boil over medium heat.

    cherry jam step 2
  3. When half of the water in the pot is removed, add the squeezed lemon juice.

    cherry jam step 3
  4. When the juice in the pot is almost gone, add 2 tablespoons of maltose and continue cooking until the consistency you require.

    cherry jam step 4
  5. The taste of the finished product is not overly sweet. It is slightly sweeter and can be used to make water, spread on bread, make pastries, etc.

    cherry jam step 5