Marmelada mosfilo - azarole fruit jam
Μόσφιλα. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
"Take the azarole fruit, wash them and put them in a deep pot with plenty of water to boil and soften. Then strain them through a mesh strainer to obtain only the juice..." (Sotira Kyriakou, Kyperounda)
Name - Recipe
Μαρμελάδα από μεσογειακό μούσμουλο. Azarole fruit jam.
Version A
1 kg of azarole fruit
Sugar (1 part fruit juice to 1 part sugar)
1 tbsp lemon juice
Version B
2 kg of azarole fruit
8 glasses of sugar
Version A
Wash the azarole fruit and boil them until soft. Pass through a mesh strainer and measure out the juice and an equal amount of sugar. Put the juice and sugar back in the pot and boil over high heat until the jam thickens, adding the lemon juice in the last 5 minutes before it is done. Pour the warm jam into sterile jars. Cap the jars and turn them upside down for 2-3 minutes. Turn them back to topside up and when cool, store them in a cool, dark place. (MANRE 2009, 26)
Version B
Take the azarole fruit, wash them and boil them in a deep pot with plenty of water to soften. Then strain them through a mesh strainer or cheesecloth. For every 1 glass of juice, add 2 glasses of sugar. Boil the juice with the sugar over low heat to thicken. When it has thickened and cooled a bit, transfer to sterile jars. (Sotira Kyriakou, Kyperounda)
Boiling.
Preserving in sugar.
Additional information and bibliography
Ministry of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment, Department of Agriculture (2009). Traditional spoon sweets and jams, Press and Information Office, Nicosia.
Oral testimony: Sotira Kyriakou, 36 years old, Kyperounda (see Kourri, P. and Lazarou, S. (eds.) (2007). Traditional recipes of Kyperounda village, unpublished data).
Varvara Yangou, Stalo Lazarou
Μόσφιλα πλυμένα. 23/10/2013, Τερσεφάνου, Λάρνακα. Εκτέλεση Ελπινίκη Χατζησυμεού. Πηγή: Θέκλα Καλλή.
Βράσιμο των μοσφίλων. 23/10/2013, Τερσεφάνου, Λάρνακα. Εκτέλεση Ελπινίκη Χατζησυμεού. Πηγή: Θέκλα Καλλή.
Βράσιμο των μοσφίλων. 23/10/2013, Τερσεφάνου, Λάρνακα. Εκτέλεση Ελπινίκη Χατζησυμεού. Πηγή: Θέκλα Καλλή.
Γλυκό μοσφίλου. 23/10/2013, Τερσεφάνου, Λάρνακα. Εκτέλεση Ελπινίκη Χατζησυμεού. Πηγή: Θέκλα Καλλή.
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