Viburnum red: simple recipes for the winter, harvesting viburnum at home * Recipes

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Red viburnum rightfully occupies one of the most honorable places in the list of medicinal plants, due to its uniquely rich vitamin and mineral composition. The berry is widely used in folk medicine, which is due to the popularity of home viburnum preparations. In this article you will get acquainted with the most affordable recipes for preparing blanks of red viburnum for the winter.

Selection and preparation of ingredients

The step of selecting and preparing the ingredients is the easiest. You can buy viburnum on the market, and if you have your own plot, collect environmentally friendly fruits. This fact is important to consider, since the viburnum blank can be used for medicinal purposes.

Follow these rules when choosing and picking berries for winter harvesting:

the fruits should be moderately ripe, ripened or unripe should not be taken;
use only freshly picked fruits for harvesting;
clusters of viburnum must be carefully cut from the bush with scissors or secateurs, and stacked in a container, trying not to mash;
red berries must be washed and sorted, cleaned of the remnants of brushes, leaves, discarded damaged or rotten fruits;
berries must be dry.

Important! It is recommended to collect viburnum after the first frost, since frozen berries lose their bitterness and acquire a sweet taste, while their beneficial properties do not suffer.

Recipes for harvesting viburnum for the winter

The most popular recipes for winter viburnum preparations that can be prepared are jam, preserves, mashed berries with sugar grated, and fruit compote. It is very important to do everything correctly, strictly following the recipe, because the blanks should not only be a storehouse of health, but also have a special taste, without the inherent bitterness of the culture. It is easy to achieve the desired effect, just follow the rules for preparing viburnum dishes, which are listed below.

Classic recipe for viburnum with sugar

4 cans of 0.5 l5 hours

Nutritional value per 100 g:

Peeled and washed fruits should be placed in a blender and chopped. It is not recommended to use a juicer, since the bones of the main ingredient are crushed in it. You can grind the berries with a sieve and a wooden spoon until only the seeds and peel of the fruits remain. This process is longer and will take some time.
Pour the mass killed in the blender onto a sieve and grind, separating the juice from the cake.
To the resulting viburnum juice (about 1 liter) add the indicated amount of granulated sugar.
Mix the viburnum-sugar mixture carefully and leave in room conditions for 3 hours. During this time, the sugar should completely dissolve.
Pour a mixture of viburnum with sugar into clean (sterilized) jars of glass and close them with a plastic lid.

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Jam from viburnum

5 cans of 0.5 l each 5-6 hours

Nutritional value per 100 g:

Viburnum clusters thoroughly rinse under running water and then rip all the fruits from them.
Pour the selected berries into an aluminum pan, preferably 5 liter.
Pour the berry mass with water.
Place the pot on a gas stove and boil the berries for 15 minutes over high heat.
Remove cooked fruits from the plate and grind on a colander.
Pour the resulting viburnum juice into the pan in which the fruits were cooked and add sugar.
Boil over high heat, periodically removing the foam. Cooking time - 1 hour.
Pour viburnum jam into clean glass jars and cover with plastic lids.

Important! You can determine the readiness of a dish by its appearance - when the jam becomes thick and jelly-like, then it is ready. The cooled jam will not flow even from the open can turned upside down.

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You can make delicious tea from viburnum jam in winter or use it as a filling for pies, pancakes and other goodies. The main thing is that the dish will qualitatively and effectively supply the body with vitamins that are lacking in winter.

Did you know? Viburnum juice is used to make vinegar.

Compote

1 can for 3 liters 2 hours

Nutritional value per 100 g:

Place the peeled fruits in a deep container, cover with sugar and leave to infuse for half an hour.
After the specified time, separate the juice from the berries.
Squeezed out the remaining viburnum in a saucepan, pour cold water and put on a strong fire to cook. Viburnum syrup should boil for about 7 minutes, and foam must be removed from it.
Add the squeezed juice to the syrup and boil for another 5 minutes. Try a drink and add sugar if necessary.
Remove the pan from the heat and close tightly.
Wait for the compote to cool and drink chilled.
Store viburnum drink in the refrigerator for no longer than 3 days.

Viburnum compote can be consumed either immediately or rolled up in winter in sterilized glass jars under metal covers.

Important! Everyone who wants to enjoy viburnum compote should remember that it will not be possible to completely eliminate the bitterness inherent in viburnum, you can only soften it by adding a sprig of mint or an inflorescence of cloves. It will turn out especially juicy and tasty.

Jam

1 can of 3 l3 hours

Nutritional value per 100 g:

Peel the apples from the skin and seeds and cut them into small pieces.
Separate the viburnum berries from the stalks and rinse under a strong stream of running water.
Place apples and viburnum in separate containers and add a glass of water to each ingredient.
Boil the ingredients separately until they are soft.
Mix the berries with apples, add sugar to them and cook until the jam becomes thick (about 1 hour). The amount of sugar should be identical to the amount of viburnum-apple mixture.
Remove the jam from the heat and pour into glass jars, tightly closing them with capron lids.

Viburnum can be harvested for the winter by freezing or drying: it will turn out quickly and efficiently, because the fruits do not lose their healing properties.

Features of storage of blanks

Keep viburnum billets for the winter in a dry, dark and cool place. Ideal options: cellar, basement, glazed balcony, garage.

Did you know? In Central Russia, the fruits of viburnum have long been used to make pies, which were called — Viburnum. Red berries were wrapped in cabbage leaves and baked. The dish was both tasty and healthy.

Harvesting from viburnum is a real healing elixir during the winter cold: red fruits can quickly and efficiently help a human body exhausted in the winter period eliminate many diseases of a viral nature, such as SARS, flu, colds, tonsillitis and others. A piquant unusual aroma of viburnum preparations, along with excellent taste, will make the treatment process pleasant and fleeting.

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