Tea rose jam. Rose petal jam.

More than 4 thousand years ago, an unknown gardener bred a modern rose from an ordinary rose. All types of roses are healing. But it is in the tea rose that the highest content of essential oils. Due to this feature and its vitamin composition, it is widely used in cosmetology and pharmacology.

Tea rose is a natural medicine. Its use brings great benefits to our body. Petals for harvesting, applicable from flowers that have bloomed. It’s better to skip it. It should be collected at dawn or in the evening. The best time for collection is after rain or dew. Before the sun’s rays touch the flowers, they have the highest concentration of aromatic oils and nectar.

After collection, the tea rose is not washed! This will help to avoid a large loss of valuable components. Let’s get to work, having prepared all the ingredients!

Ingredients:
tea rose petals – 700 g;
granulated sugar – 700 g;
filtered water – 200 g;
lime juice – 1 pc.

The method of making jam from rose petals.

We remove the petals from the flower buds. This photo shows one third of the total.

Pour 200 g of filtered water. We gently squeeze the petal mass with our hands so that the essential oils begin to stand out.

Add granulated sugar. Put on the minimum fire. Bring to a boil and completely dissolve the sugar.

Fresh rose petals are very airy, so it is more convenient to work with them in parts.

During heat treatment, their volume is significantly reduced and space is added for each new batch.

Boil for 3-5 minutes in sugar syrup. The color of the petals will go into the syrup. In this form, we remove the jam from the heat and put it away for infusion for 4-6 hours, preferably overnight.

After our jam has been infused in sugar syrup, add the juice of one lime, lemon or 1-1,5 teaspoons of citric acid. Bring to a boil once more.

Beat the hot mass from the petals with a blender.

It’s ready, transfer the amber jam into sterile jars. Canned. Wrap until completely cool.

Tea rose jam is ready! It is useful for everyone, without exception! Decoction of tea rose relaxes, relieves overexcitement, improves the sleep of babies. Pink treatment helps with colds, coughs, bronchitis. It perfectly relieves pain and itching in the throat.

Tea rose jam is a perfect combination of delicate, aromatic and medicinal dish!