How to make thick and transparent quince jam: a quick recipe for the winter

While it is almost impossible to eat quince raw, it tastes amazing when cooked. And the main thing is that it is delicious both in desserts and in addition to main dishes. Quince jam is especially tasty as it has a pleasantly thick consistency and transparent color.

Food blogger Lilia with the nickname lileklilek2 shared a recipe for quince jam on her Instagram page.

Ingredients:

• quince
• sugar
• water - 1 glass
• lemon - 1 piece

The proportions of quince and sugar are 1:1.

Method of preparation:

1. Wash the quinces, cut into 4 pieces, remove the seeds and cut into thin small pieces.

2. Put in a container in which the jam will be cooked and cover with sugar.

3. Pour a glass of water over and stir. Put it on medium heat. At the beginning of cooking, stir the jam thoroughly several times to dissolve the sugar.

4. Cut the lemon into 4 pieces and add to the jam. Cook over medium heat until the jam changes color and becomes transparent. In general, it takes 1-1.5 hours.

5. At the end of cooking, remove the lemon from the jam.

6. Pour the hot jam into sterile jars.