Step 2: Peel the apricots, cut them in half, remove the apricots and put only the apricot meat in a small pot. My apricot meat here is about 800g;
Step 3: put the processed apricot meat and yellow rock sugar together and stir evenly; The amount of sugar can be adjusted according to your own preferences and the sweetness of apricots. In addition, the more sugar you put, the less likely the jam will go bad, and the sugar also has the function of keeping fresh.
Rock sugar is not easy to melt, so it is better if it can be ground into rock sugar powder in advance, or it can be made of white sugar. Because it was cooked at night and marinated all night, the rock sugar was not treated. I put it all in, stir it evenly, cover it with plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator for one night.
Step 4: Take it out the next morning. The crystal sugar in the bowl has melted, and a lot of water has been released from the apricot meat. The apricot meat itself has shrunk and become softer.
Step 5: Put the apricot meat and juice in the bowl into a small pot and cook it on medium and small fire. Turn it from time to time during cooking, and press the apricot meat with a spatula to make it smaller.
At the beginning, it won't stick to the bottom, and the number of turns can be less, because there are more soups, but the more pectin you cook later, the more you need to keep turning to prevent sticking to the pot.
Step 6: Finally, boil the thick jam as shown in the figure, and then turn off the fire and take it out.
If there is lemon, you can add some lemon juice in the process of boiling jam, if not, you can leave it alone.
After the boiled jam is cooled, it can be put into a clean bottle or fresh-keeping box, sealed and stored in the refrigerator. If it is sealed, it will be ready in a month. But my family usually keeps it for about 3 days. Two greedy cats will wipe the bread for a while, mix the yogurt for a while, and soon finish eating.
Homemade jam is healthy and delicious, with fresh fruit and no messy additives. It is also safe to make some for children occasionally. Full of fruit fragrance, it is particularly satisfying to eat it in one bite. If you like jam, don't miss it, or you will have to wait for next year!