Cherry drink and cherry compote for the winter should be done in July or August. There are a large number of options for harvesting these berries. Let us dwell in more detail on the best recipes.
Stewed cherry for the winter
The traditional recipe. Pour four hundred grams of well-washed cherry into a clean and dry three-liter jar. Pour boiling water over it to the shoulders. You need to add hot water to the jar very carefully, trying not to crack it. Therefore, it is recommended to do this in a thin stream, pouring boiling water into the central part of the can. Next, leave the compote to infuse for twelve hours. During the specified time, the berries can absorb as much water as they need. Be sure to wait for them to sink to the bottom. Only after this, the liquid from the can can be poured into a pan, brought to a boil, add three hundred grams of sugar and mix thoroughly. Pour berries into the resulting boiling syrup. Roll up the jar, turn it upside down, wrap it tightly with a blanket and leave it in this condition for several days. Stewed cherries for the winter can be stored for as long as necessary. But it is recommended to put it in a cool place.
Sweet compote for the winter is prepared a little differently. It is very important to preserve not only the aroma and taste of berries, but also beneficial substances and trace elements. Therefore, it is recommended to preserve it without additional sterilization. Let's get started.
Put two cups of sweet cherry in a three-liter clean and sterilized jar. Next, add to it half a small spoonful of citric acid and a glass of sugar. Fill the contents of the can with boiling water, roll up the lid and turn it upside down. We close it with a warm blanket, leave it to cool completely. The sweet cherry drink will be well stored at room temperature. According to the same recipe, you can cook stewed cherries for the winter.
In addition to this method of harvesting cherries and cherries, there is a more versatile and proven. It's about freezing. You can make jelly of such a semi-finished product in winter, you can add cherries or cherries to the filling for pies. But the most common way is to cook compote from frozen fruits.
First, we will dwell in more detail on how to freeze berries correctly . This is recommended immediately after the harvest, always with seeds. Since in this case almost all vitamins, microelements, and taste are preserved in berries.
First, prepare the fruits for freezing. We carefully sort them and remove the stalks. Only ripe berries that do not have damage should be selected, they must be washed in cold water and dried. Next, we begin to lay them out in packages that need to be carefully folded into the freezer. The temperature should not be higher than minus one hundred and fifty degrees.
The second method of freezing, which is also correct, is the following. Arrange the berries prepared in the manner described above on a tray so that the layer is even and thin. Place in the freezer. After the berries are frozen, put them in sachets. From such a semi-finished product you can make excellent drinks in the winter.
Let us dwell in more detail on how to make a compote of frozen cherries.
Pour one and a half liters of water into the pan and add a third of a glass of sugar. Bring the syrup to a boil, reduce the heat and squeeze the juice of half a lemon into it. Pour a glass of cherry without defrosting it. Bring to a boil again, remove from heat, close the lid and leave to cool and insist. A drink prepared in this way will have a pleasant and rich taste.
Enjoy your meal!