May pleases with wonderful weather and the fragrance of primroses. Bees flew together from their hives to collect the nectar of flowers. They are preparing for the preparation of delicious flower honey. Why don't we try to prepare for ourselves nectars of may flowers. So, we cook flower jam. After all, if you look, all that grows, blooms and smells is really good for jam. In the Crimea and the Caucasus, it is cooked from mountain pine cones, from sage, lavender, linden flowers, lilac, horse chestnut, white acacia and black elderberry. Turks make it from jasmine flowers, Romanians from water lilies, Egyptians from hibiscus, Armenians from rose petals and white iris flowers, and Frenchmen from violets.

For the preparation of jams, we will take all kinds of inflorescences, your bins will break with useful syrups and jams and overflow with all kinds of gem tones.

White Acacia Nectar

Ingredients:

• 250 g of white acacia inflorescences;
• ½ tsp lemon juice;
• 2 cups brown sugar;
• 2 glasses of water.

White Acacia Nectar: ​​A Step-by-Step Recipe

1. We wash the white flowers in cold water with lemon juice and recline in a colander.
2. Cook the sugar syrup and put flowers in it. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
3. Remove from heat, pour into jars and close.

Black elderberry nectar

Ingredients:

• 2 glasses of black elderberry flowers;
• 1 cup brown sugar;
• 1 cup of water.

Black elderberry nectar: ​​a step-by-step recipe

1. The clusters of flowering elderberry need to be washed, dried and flowers cut off from them.
2. Pour the flowers with hot sugar syrup with water. Leave to brew for 12 hours.
3. Then put it on the fire again and let it boil for about 20 minutes.
4. The jam is ready, you can close it!

Violet jam

Ingredients:

• 250 g of violet petals;
• 500 g of brown sugar;
• 1 cup of water.

Violet jam: a step by step recipe

1. Rinse the petals, dry and crush in a mortar.
2. Separately, boil the syrup: pour sugar into a saucepan and pour water - just enough to barely cover the sugar.
3. Stir and cook over low heat. As soon as the syrup begins to thicken, add the petals to it. Continuing to stir, bring the jam to the desired consistency and remove from heat.

Violet syrup

Ingredients:

• 1 cup violet petals;
• 1 cup brown sugar;
• 1.5 cups of water.

Violet syrup: a step by step recipe

1. Pour violets with boiling water, cool and put in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
2. We filter, pour sugar and cook the syrup over low heat until it thickens.

Chestnut nectar

Ingredients:

• 300 g of chestnut flowers;
• 1 liter of water;
• 3 cups brown sugar.

Chestnut Nectar: ​​A Step-by-Step Recipe

1. We divide the flowers of the chestnut into three equal portions and alternately throw in boiling water.
2. As the flowers soften, filter the broth and combine with sugar.
3. Boil the syrup for 30 minutes over low heat and pour into containers.

Lilac jam

Ingredients:

• 250 g of lilac flowers (not white!);
• 250 ml of water;
• 250 g of brown sugar.

Lilac jam: a step by step recipe

1. First, carefully cut off all the flowers. Fill them with water and set on fire. After boiling, cook for 10 minutes, stirring constantly, then remove from the stove, cool and filter.
2. We push the flower mass with sugar until gruel and pour broth.
3. Boil for 20 minutes and pour into containers.

Dandelion Nectar

Ingredients:

• 350 g of dandelion inflorescences;
• 2 cups brown sugar;
• 2 lemons;
• water.

Dandelion Nectar: ​​A Step-by-Step Recipe

1. We clear the flowers of all unnecessary, leaving only the yellow part. Rinse thoroughly, put in dishes and pour a little water: it should only cover dandelions. Leave for 24 hours.
2. Drain the infusion, add another 500 ml of water to the flowers, bring to a boil, put sugar, sliced ​​lemons and simmer for 20-25 minutes.
3. When the jam thickens and becomes like honey, remove it from the heat, filter it and return it to the stove to boil.

So many delicious syrups, nectars and jams can be made from flowers. Bees have been practicing this for a long time, but why are we worse? A myriad of beneficial properties and delicate aromas conceal these beautiful nectars of May flowers. Try it and you, just hurry, the flowering period is so short. And be sure to try raspberry jam without boiling and perfect homemade condensed milk.

Enjoy your meal! Cook with “I love to cook”, everything is delicious with us!