If you want to replenish the stock of winter preparations with something not only tasty, but also extremely useful, then cranberries mashed with sugar - this is exactly what you need. A slightly sour supply is not only perfect for cooking fruit drinks or kissels in winter, but it will also be an excellent way to maintain immunity - the berries contain a lot of vitamin C and trace elements needed by the body. How to cook a delicious workpiece, read our article.
Lingonberry mashed with sugar
For 1 kg of fresh berries you will need 1 kilogram of granulated sugar. Wash the lingonberries, clean from debris and leaves, and then dip in boiling water for a couple of minutes. Tilt the contents of the pan into a colander or remove it with a slotted spoon. Now, quite soft berries can be mashed through a sieve, twisted in a meat grinder or chopped in a blender - as you like. Add sugar to the berry mass, mix well until the sand completely dissolves and immediately spread into banks. After they need to be sterilized, cooled, rolled up with covers and sent to a dark place to wait for the winter cold.
Fragrant supply: lingonberries mashed with sugar and spices
You will need:
- 1 kilogram of fresh ripe lingonberry;
- a little less than a liter of plain water;
- 200 g of sugar;
- half a teaspoon of cinnamon.
Wash and sort lingonberries, place in boiling water and boil until all the berries are broken. Throw the mass into a colander and let the water drain. Then add sugar, cinnamon, mix and over medium heat bring to a light boil. Refrigerate and place in cans.
Lingonberry mashed with sugar and orange
For aromatic jam you will need:
- per kilogram of oranges and lingonberries;
- kilogram of granulated sugar.
Wash and sort the berries, cut the oranges into slices, remove the seeds - no peeling is necessary. After putting the ingredients in a blender and beat well, the berries with oranges can also be turned through a meat grinder. Then add sugar to the resulting mass and mix thoroughly. Rubbed lingonberry with orange is ready - put it in jars, close the lids and store until winter.
Useful properties of lingonberries
In folk medicine, this berry has been used since ancient times, it is credited with tonic, antipyretic, wound healing and other properties. It helps with the deposition of salts, stomach problems, reduces internal bleeding. It is also used for rheumatism, diabetes, tuberculosis and a number of other diseases. The berries themselves are fresh (note, cooking lingonberries according to the above recipes does not require excessive heat treatment of the berries, so they retain all the beneficial properties) contain a lot of vitamin A, C, E, acetic, malic acid, as well as essential oils and minerals. Therefore, in winter, it is simply recommended to drink cowberry juice or juice as a prophylaxis - for this, dilute a tablespoon of any supply in a glass of water, add a little honey and drink with pleasure. But it will be delicious if you eat lingonberry harvesting and just a bite with tea.