Lingonberry is a very healthy berry, it contains a large amount of vitamins, amino acids, minerals and other substances that help the body in the fight against diseases and in maintaining immunity. The berry is very helpful in the treatment of colds. It remains fresh for a long time - up to several weeks, but here's how to save cranberries for the winter - this is another question, we will answer it in our article. After reading it, you can choose exactly how to prepare the berry - to freeze it, to prepare vitamin stock or delicious jam.
How to keep fresh lingonberries for the winter?
The easiest way is to freeze the berries in the refrigerator. To do this, rinse and dry the lingonberries, arrange them in plates and send them to the freezer. After a couple of hours, the berries can be transferred into bags or boxes and sent for long storage again in the freezer. It will also be delicious if the berries are sprinkled with sugar. Try to put a small amount of lingonberry in packets, since it is undesirable to freeze it repeatedly. In winter, from fresh berries, you can cook fruit drinks, jelly or just grate with sugar and serve with tea. Lingonberries are also very good as a filling for pies and for preparing sauces for game or meat.
How to save lingonberries for the winter: we prepare berry stock without cooking
During heat treatment, part of the vitamins is lost, so the most acceptable way to store lingonberries is to grind it with sugar and store in jars under the covers. For 1 kilogram of berries you will need 1 or a little more than a kilogram of sugar (at your discretion). Sort the lingonberries, rinse and dry. Put in a bowl or pan and sprinkle with granulated sugar, stir, and then grind using an immersion blender or in any other way (in a meat grinder, ordinary blender, etc.). After thoroughly mix, place in sterilized jars and roll up the lids. Perhaps the stock is the most popular way to save lingonberries for the winter. By the way, to maintain immunity in the cold season, once a day you and your family can prepare fruit drinks from stock - just spread a tablespoon of cowberry billet in a glass of warm water, add honey to taste and drink with pleasure.
How to save lingonberries for the winter: cook aromatic jam
And of course, the most popular way to enjoy berries in the winter is to make delicious jam from them. For it, you will need lingonberries and sugar in equal proportions. Prepare the berries - sort it out, wash it, and then cover it with sugar. Put the pan with the workpiece on the stove and bring the mass to a boil. As soon as the first bubbles appear on the surface, remove the heat to a minimum and cook for half an hour. Done - cool the jam a little, put it in the jars and close the lids. Now you know how to prepare lingonberries for the winter, and even in the cold you will have the opportunity to enjoy a healthy berry fresh, as well as make healthy fruit drinks from jam or stock, jelly or eat it with tea.