What is jam and how to prepare it

  The jam is a staple in households and it is delightful to enjoy its various flavors to accompany our daily breakfast. But do you really know what jam is? Today we tell you in seven points, in addition to offering you jam recipes so you know how to make them at home. - Jam could be defined as a fruit conserve cooked in sugar. - To create jam, both the pulp of the fruit, the peel, or both can be used to enhance the aroma and flavor. - Still, the name jam was first used in Scotland during the 18th century when a farmer found a bunch of oranges, already very sour, and gave them to his wife. She decided to cook them in sugar and named it jam. To this day, the jam from that family continues to be sold under the brand James Keiller and Son Dundee Marmalade. - The ancient Greeks cooked quinces in honey; this is considered the first jam in history. - The most consumed jam around the world is peach, followed by strawberry and then orange. - To create your homemade jam, keep in mind that it should always be prepared at a 1:1 ratio; that is, it should contain the same weight of fruit as sugar. - Jam has various names around the world: jelly, jelly, jam or confiture but they all refer to the same thing. Now that you feel like it, prepare your own jam, we leave you several recipes, so you know how to make jam at home and enjoy it with your family: How to make berry jam Apple Jam Chili Jam Orange Jam Peach Jam   Find other amazing Kitchen Secrets at Kiwilimón's Supersecrets