Sweet cherry - a tasty, tender berry, rich in mineral salts. In the regions where it grows, cherries are happy to eat fresh and canned in various ways. And in the northern regions, where the berry is imported, it is considered an exquisite delicacy.
Common cherry compote
Before you cook compote from cherries, you should pay attention to its variety. For these purposes, tinted, black (red) or white-pink and yellow (it is popularly called white) is most suitable. The dark berry drink lasts longer. A product from light fruits should be drunk faster - about 3-5 months after preservation. Now more about
how to cook sweet
compote . Sort the berries, wash in running water, let drain. Pour into three-liter jars about half the volume. Add sugar - based on 150 g each. Pour the water. Put in a water bath, and when the water boils, leave to cook for 20-25 minutes. Then roll up, turn on the lids, wrap and leave it for a day. After you can send to the basement or pantry. From time to time to check whether mold appears in the drink or if the liquid in the jars is not cloudy.
Compote assorted
One of the most popular options for how to cook compote from cherries: make berry assortment. A surprisingly aromatic and tasteful drink is obtained if you combine, for example, cherries with raspberries. It is prepared in approximately the same way as in the recipe described above. Only the basic berries will need a little less - the
raspberries will fill the missing volume
. Compote of white cherries, among other things, will acquire a soft pink, a very beautiful color. So, we proceed according to the described scenario: we sort the products, mine, put them in banks. Sugar may be needed a little more, because raspberries have their own natural acid. Pour 160-170 g onto a 3-liter jar. Add water - and to sterilize and roll. Everything, the divine drink is ready, you can drink in a month and a half. As well
as cooking compote from cherries with raspberries, you can cook assorted apples or cherries, apricots - cherries go well with almost any fruit, and especially sweet and sour. Thanks to its own sweetness, it softens the rich taste of other fruits. Therefore, drinks of this type are very fond and appreciated by gourmets.
Cherry with a rose
Also, a compote of cherries and tea (pink) rose petals has a wonderful aroma, color and taste . On a three-liter jar is a small handful of petals. They should be separated from the flower, washed, dried (laid out on a towel). Then berries are first placed in the container, then the petals. Next, sugar, water, and cans are sent for conservation.
White Cherry Jam
Cherry preservation can be very different. For example, here is such a delicious jam from berries and nuts. This is such a wonderful treat that saliva flows from one kind and smell. Moreover, white cherries in this regard are nicer than black (red). For each kilogram of berries, 1 kg of sugar, a glass of water, 10 peeled ripe walnuts and 1 lemon are taken (without acid, the jam will be cloying and will not be stored for long). Wash the cherry, remove the seeds. Chop the nuts a little, cut the lemon into small pieces. Mix everything in a cooking bowl. Dissolve sugar in water, pour the syrup into the basin and boil the jam until tender for 3-4 doses. Then pack in banks, close.
Bon appetit, sweet tooth!