Cranberries have a sour taste and are generally suitable for making jam.

Cranberry jam made from dried cranberries is crystal clear, beautiful, tart, and refreshing, and can be used as a filling for cakes, bread, toast, buns, etc.

Ingredients: 350 grams of frozen cranberries

250 grams of sugar

2 grams of salt

A little water

Steps.

1. Pour the sugar and salt into the cranberries and marinate them in the juice.

2. Pour into a pot, and add a small amount of water.

3. Boil over high heat, turn to medium heat and simmer.

4. When the juice thickens, turn the heat to medium-low and continue to simmer, stirring constantly.

5. Simmer until the jam is pushed away and the juice slowly comes together, turn to minimum heat and stir constantly.

6. Finally, when the jam is thick and no longer flows together, remove it from heat.

7. Serve in hot glass jars with tightly fitting lids while still hot.

Tips.

1. Keep stirring while boiling to prevent sticking to the bottom of the pan.

2. The amount of sugar can be increased or decreased according to your taste.

Cranberry effects and functions

1. Prevention of urinary tract infections

Cranberries can prevent the adhesion of disease-causing bacteria, which is important for the prevention of urinary tract infections and bacterial infections of the gastrointestinal tract.

2. Anti-aging

Cranberries are rich in unsaturated fatty acids and bioflavonoids, which have anti-aging effects and can avoid Alzheimer's disease, and are very beneficial to the cardiovascular system.

3. Beauty and skin care

Cranberry has a very strong beauty effect and can maintain the health of the skin.

4. Stomach cancer prevention

Cranberries can effectively inhibit the attachment of H. pylori bacteria in the intestines and stomach, which is the main cause of stomach ulcers and even stomach cancer.

5. Reduce cardiovascular aging disease

Cranberries are not only rich in monounsaturated fatty acids and tocotrienols but also have concentrated tannins, which are another antioxidant.

6. Protect your mouth and teeth

Studies have found that substances isolated from cranberry juice can break down the flora in the mouth, especially the Streptococcus pyogenes in saliva, which can cause dental caries and plaque, thus protecting the teeth.

Contraindicated people and side effects

1. People with blood stasis should avoid cold food, and cranberry is a cool food, so people with blood stasis should not eat it.

2. Cranberries can bring obvious discomfort to the spleen and stomach, so if you have a bad spleen and stomach, you should adjust your stomach and intestines before taking cranberry.