It is recommended to harvest apricots in syrup for the winter at the very beginning of the season. After all, it is at this time that you can acquire unripe fruits with overgrazing, which have the hardness and shape necessary for such a dessert.
Apricot in syrup for the winter is prepared quite easily and quickly. In addition, this preparation can be done not only using the named fruit, but also with the use of various berries (cherries, plums, etc.). Today we will consider only the simplest options for the preparation of a canned product, which can be enjoyed with pleasure on cold evenings.
Homemade preparations for the winter: recipes for making apricots in sweet syrup
Essential Ingredients:
- granulated sugar - 400 g .;
- hard apricots - 700 gr.;
- purified drinking water - 1 l.
Fruit processing
Apricot in syrup for the winter can be made from overripe fruits, but in this case the harvest will be more like a jam. In this regard, it is required to take 700 gr. hard fruits, put them in a colander and wash them alternately in slightly warm water. Next, the apricots should be slightly cut with a knife in the middle, and then manually break them into two halves. After this, it is necessary to remove the seeds from the fruits, which, if desired, can be chopped and, after taking out the nuts, send them together with the pulp for canning.
Fruit laying
Before making apricot in syrup for the winter, you should prepare several small glass jars. They are recommended to be sterilized by scalding with boiling water. Thus, fresh half fruits must be laid out in a circle in jars (to the "shoulders"), and also if you want to pour nuts from the seeds to them. Next, in a separate bowl, pour ordinary purified water and bring it to a boil. After this, the fruit should be poured with boiling water, cover and insist for 10 minutes. After the set time has passed, water must again be poured from the cans into the pan and sugar added to it .
The final stage in the preparation
After the sweet liquid boils, it should again be poured into fruit jars (to the very top), which in the future need to be rolled up with sterile lids, turned upside down and wrapped with a dense rag. In this position, the workpieces are recommended to withstand exactly one day, after which they should be sent to the cellar, underground or dark cabinet.
Apricot in syrup for the winter with ripe cherries
Essential Ingredients:
- granulated sugar - 500 g .;
- hard apricots - 800 gr.;
- ripe sweet cherries - 200 gr.;
- purified drinking water - 1 l.
Cooking process
Hard apricots should be processed exactly as in the previous recipe. After this, it is required to wash the sweet cherry well, and then put it in sterilized jars along with half the fruits. Next, you need to boil the syrup in a separate pan (400-500 grams of granulated sugar should fall on 1 liter of drinking water) and pour it into all the jars filled with fruits and berries. Then the blanks should be rolled up, turned over and put under the blanket for further cooling.