Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Plum Jam (Erik Receli)


2 lb (~1 kg) Plum
700 gr sugar
2 tbsp lemon juice

Wash the plums and slice them in bite sizes or any size you like. In a large pot, place one layer of sliced plums and spread some sugar on them. Then repeat this process till all the plums are placed. Cover the lid and leave for the night.
The next day, place the pot over low heat and cook until you see bubbles. Then turn the heat to medium and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. To check whether your jam is ready take some jam with a wooden spoon and drop it on a plate. If the drop is dense and it keeps its shape when it cools, add the lemon juice and stir. Otherwise, simmer for a few minutes and repeat the drop test.
Some of the fruits form foam on the surface. If it is the case, remove the foam from the surface with a spoon. The jam will go sour, if foam mix into the jam.
Turn the heat off and transfer the jam to clean and dry glass jars. Close the lids tightly. To keep the temperature, cover the jars with a thick cloth like a blanket and leave them for 2-3 hours. Then keep the plum jams in a cool and dark place.
ENJOY!
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TURKCE
1 kg (~2lb) Murdum erigi
700 gr seker
2 yemek kasigi limon suyu


Murdum eriklerini yikayip, ufak ufak dograyin. Bir tencereye bir tabaka erik bir tabaka seker olacak sekilde, sekerle birlikte tencereye yerlestirin. Tencerenin kapagini kapatip, bir gece boyunca bekletin.
Ertesi gun, kisik ateste kaynatmaya baslayin. Arada sirada karistirin. Kaynamaya baslayinca atesi orta dereceye getirin.Meyvenin cinsine gore kopuk olusmayabilir. Eger kopuk olusursa kopukleri alin. Kopuk recele karisirsa eksime yapar. Yaklasik 15-20 dakika karistirdiktan sonra, recelden bir tahta kasikla alip bir tabaga damlatin, soguduktan sonra damla koyu bir sekilde ve kalip gibi duruyorsa olmus demektir. Limon suyunu ilave edin ve karistirin.
Receli atesten alin ve sicakken cam kavanozlara doldurun ve agzini sikica kapatin. Sicak kalmasi ve sterilizasyon isleminin gerceklesmesi icin, battaniye gibi kalin bir ortu ile recel dolu kavanozlari ortun ve 2-3 saat bekletin. Hazir olan recelleri serin ve karanlik bir ortamda muhafaza edin.
AFIYET OLSUN!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Can you make the gram to cups or spoons please because i have a hard time converting it. Thank you, you have good stuff on the site.