Mixed Berry Jam; Meatless Monday




Eating salubrious is really of import to me. I endeavour to feed my identify unit of measurement salubrious meals. Therefore, I avoid processed foods every bit much every bit I can. It is amazing how habits railroad train the agency nosotros inculcate it inward our children at a really immature age. We practise non move along soda or chips at home. Snacks for my children is near of the fourth dimension freshly cutting fruits in addition to / or cheese in addition to crackers. The solely processed snacks that my children swallow are crackers. This does non hateful that I practise non permit them conduct maintain them at all. Yes, they tin conduct maintain chips in addition to soda on occasion at a birthday political party or such an event. Only when i knows what is bad tin i appreciate the good.This past times weekend nosotros went on a route trip in addition to my hubby happened to convey a large pack of Lays spud chips. My 6-year onetime ate a footling flake of it in addition to didn't fifty-fifty enquire for seconds! My boy downright refused to swallow it! I was really surprised. I had fifty-fifty packed cartons of 100% juice alongside me which neither of them drank the entire trip. All they asked for was  water! That is when I genuinely realized that habits are what nosotros inculcate into our immature ones!



Coming dorsum to the mixed berry jam, the shop bought jams conduct maintain a large quantity of high fructose corn syrup inward them in addition to too preservatives! My hubby and  children similar to swallow staff of life in addition to jam i time inward a while. I came across this very berry cardamom jam recipe from my honey friend from the blogging world,Sonal. The recipe looked easy. I had never made jam inward my life! I ever idea of it every bit beingness a really irksome procedure for which I conduct maintain neither the fourth dimension nor the patience. But y'all see, I too know  that all of Sonal's recipes are wonderful in addition to fool-proof. Therefore, I decided  to give it a endeavour past times making a pocket-size quantity of jam. I ever conduct maintain enough of berries on hand. This fourth dimension I had an excess of strawberries in addition to blueberries. So, I decided to run blueberries instead of blackberries. Oh, when I nation y'all that the jam came out in addition to then wonderful.. That it left us licking our fingers in addition to wanting more!! I exactly had made i pocket-size bottle. It was gone earlier I knew it! Do give this recipe a endeavour in addition to permit me know what y'all think. I would love to listen from you.


Servings: makes i 100 gms( 3.5 oz) bottle.


Ingredients:


Strawberries: 225 gms or 8 oz
Blueberries : 1 cup
Sugar: ii tbsp, heaped
Vinegar: 1/2 tsp
Lemon zest: 1 tsp
Vanilla essence: 1/2 tsp
Salt: a pinch

Method:


Wash good in addition to air dry out the berries thoroughly. Add carbohydrate to the berries, mix in addition to move along it inward the fridge for  atleast 2-3 hours. I left it overnight.


When y'all accept it out of the fridge, y'all volition divulge that the berries conduct maintain given out unopen to liquid, yielding a prissy sugary syrup.


Put this inward a blender in addition to blend it without adding whatsoever additional water.


Take this entire mixture inward a thick bottomed vessel . Heat it on depression flame. 

Add vinegar, salt, lemon zest in addition to vanilla essence in addition to mix well. 



Cook it on depression flaming until it thickens to the desired consistency. 


Turn off the flaming in addition to permit it cool downwards completely earlier storing it inward an airtight container.


Stays fresh inward he fridge for upto 10-12 days.


Serve it alongside staff of life or apartment bread!

Enjoy.

Cooking made easy:


To brand certain that the jam tin rest fresh for longer, brand certain that all the pots, pans in addition to spoons used are all completely completely dry. The berries must live on patted dry out completely using the kitchen towel or newspaper towel.

Tip for salubrious living:


Avoid nutrient items that incorporate high fructose corn syrup.  What is high fructose corn syrup?? 

High fructose corn syrup is made from corn starch that has been processed past times glucose isomerase to convert unopen to of its glucose into fructose.HFCS is used worldwide every bit a sweetener every bit it is easier to conduct maintain than granulated sugar, in addition to since the cost of the raw material, corn, is to a greater extent than stable due to regime subsidies in addition to a wider worldwide base of operations of production, than carbohydrate cane. Use of HCFS peaked inward the tardily 1990s.It is works life inward all processed nutrient items that are available cheaply. HCFS has been linked alongside diseases similar obesity in addition to diabetes.
It is strongly recommended that people read the ingredients of anything that is store-purchased in addition to await for nutrient items that practise non conduct maintain HCFS or await for items that conduct maintain carbohydrate inward it's natural form.

References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_fructose_corn_syrup
http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/expert-answers/high-fructose-corn-syrup/faq-20058201
https://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/high-fructose-corn-syrup/
http://www.foodinsight.org/Content/3862/HFCS%20FACT%20SHEET%20-%20FINAL.pdf
http://drhyman.com/blog/2011/05/13/5-reasons-high-fructose-corn-syrup-will-kill-you/#openModal

Food for thought:


How practise y'all know you're going to practise something until y'all practise it? J.D.Salinger

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