When preparing preparations for the winter, the question often arises: hot or cold should the jam be poured into jars. The fact is that there is no clear answer. You need to rely on the cooking characteristics, composition and ingredients. Only then can you choose the appropriate method for distributing the dessert into containers. The shelf life of the treat will depend on the correctness of the decision.
Is it possible to pour hot jam into jars?
Some recipes call for the treats to be hot when they are placed into the containers.Among these cooking methods:
- Cooking "Five Minutes". Its name comes from the brevity of the cooking method. Since the dessert did not lose its beneficial properties during short cooking, it is recommended to seal it in containers while hot. However, the shelf life of such a product is short - up to 9 months.
- A dessert that did not use a large amount of sand when cooking. By reducing glucose, the calorie content of the product is reduced. Moreover, this option is recommended for baby food, because baby teeth are often susceptible to caries due to sweets. The delicacy can be stored for 10 months, but if it is cooled, the period is reduced to six months.
Is it possible to roll jam cold?
After preparing the dessert according to certain recipes, it needs to be cooled and poured into cold jars. Cooling before distribution is recommended for the following sweet preparations:
- According to grandma's recipe. This method was used several centuries ago. You need to keep the pan with the berry slurry on the fire until it thickens. To check readiness, drop a teaspoon of jam onto a plate or pan lid. If the liquid spreads, then the dessert is not yet thick enough. When ready, the cooled sweet mass is poured into jars without sealing them with lids. The thicker the resulting product, the longer its shelf life.
- Mashed berries with added sand. This method also does not require spilling hot liquid. This recipe is especially popular among young housewives. It is convenient in an apartment, because a woman does not need a large container for cooking, as well as a lot of space for cooling and distributing the product among containers. This jam can be stored for up to a year.
How to pour jam into jars correctly?
Before and after preparing homemade delicacies, certain actions are carried out that will allow you to preserve them for a long time:
- Before pouring hot or cold jam, you need to thoroughly clean the jars. If they are not sterilized, the dessert will quickly spoil.
- Containers and spoons need to be wiped dry.
- Some recipes require corking, and some require sealing the neck with parchment and a tourniquet. This must also be taken into account when preparing fruits and berries.
- Store in a place where there are no changes in pressure and temperature, otherwise cracks will appear on the glass.
- To know how long you can leave the dessert in the cellar, you need to stick a sticker on the jar with the date of preparation and the estimated day when the shelf life is coming to an end.
Using berries and fruits to prepare preparations is a great way to pamper your household with sweets during the winter.
Only with the correct placement of the preparations in jars, as well as following the storage rules, can you provide a large selection of healthy desserts on cold evenings and when you have a cold.
