Pear is the favorite fruit of many adults and children. But very few people know that the fresh pear and pear jam, which we will talk about in this article, in addition to the unique sweet taste are fraught with a lot of useful.
Than the pear is useful?
Pear is used to treat various diseases, and also, as a preventive agent. The pear contains a lot of vitamins, which are so necessary for our body. And those who still doubt the benefits of pears, it will be superfluous to get acquainted with the characteristics of the beneficial properties of the pear:
- pear is recommended for diseases of the pancreas, due to the high content of vitamins - A, B1, B2, E, C, P;
- the use of pear juice and dried pear is extremely useful for people suffering from diabetes;
- pear in a fresh state normalizes the heartbeat;
- with diseases of the liver and kidney pear is an excellent preventive tool. In some cases, it takes only a few days to eat 1 kg of pears in order to get rid of the pain;
- in the old days the pear was used as an antipyretic agent. A decoction of dried fruits contributed to a decrease in body temperature;
- even today the pear is used in medicine for the treatment of prostatitis. For men suffering from this ailment, doctors prescribe daily to drink pear compote;
- pear has a diuretic property. In many cases, the pear broth replaces expensive medications and excellently removes sand from the kidneys.
Caloric content of the pear is quite low - 45 kcal in 100 grams of fresh fruit. Therefore, nutritionists recommend a pear diet to combat obesity. Pear diet is based on the use of various dishes of their pears, as well as a small number of other fruits - apples, peaches, plums. The diet is calculated no more than for 5-7 days.
Pear flesh is the basis for various folk cosmetic products. Particularly effective and useful is a face mask made from a pear. Cooked from fresh fruits, the mask increases the elasticity and elasticity of the skin, and also rejuvenates it.
Next, we'll talk about how to cook such a useful and tasty pear jam.
Pear jam
Each housewife cooks jam in her own way and adds her favorite ingredients to the recipe. We offer classic recipes for making jams from pears.
You should know that to prepare jam from pears you should take only garden summer or autumn pears, and not greenhouse. You can recognize them by the characteristic, persistent honey aroma.
Recipe for pear jam
Ingredients: 1 kilogram of pears, 1.2 kilograms of sugar, 1 glass of water.
Pears should be washed, peeled, cut and removed. Slice the pear slices in boiling water for 5 minutes and cool.
From the water and sugar, boil the syrup, drop the cooled pieces of pears and cook for 30 minutes to make the fruits light. After that, spread the jam over the jars, sterilize them for 30 minutes (for liter jars) and immediately roll up.
Recipe for pear-apple jam
For jam from apples and pears, the following ingredients will be required: 500 grams
Fruit rinse, peel and seed and cut into small pieces. For 5 minutes, pieces of apples and pears should be filled with hot water, then dried.
Sugar and water should be cooked syrup, add to it pieces of fruit and cook until apples and pears are light. On average this takes 40-50 minutes. Hot jam pour into cans, sterilize in a water bath and roll.
Pear jam is considered an excellent treat for home tea drinking. Also, jam can be used as a filling for various pastries and desserts.