In the summer, there are so many vitamin-rich fruits and berries. Unfortunately, even if you eat only them all summer, useful elements will not remain in the body for a long time. Moreover, vitamins always need to be replenished. Where in winter to get scarce fruits and berries, and even without harmful impurities? In your own freezer! You can freeze plums, apricots, peaches and other goodies that, it would seem, are not intended for this. Consider the plum example , because they have such a huge supply of vitamins that they certainly need to be eaten in the winter cold.
Where to start?
First, evaluate the size of your freezer compartment in the refrigerator. Those who have a place in the freezer worth its weight in gold can freeze seedless plums. It is only necessary to remove all of them from unwashed sinks, while at the same time checking the fruits for the presence of worms and other unpleasant insects. Then halves of the drain must be placed in a soft bag and put in the freezer. At any time, you can get a berry and enjoy it, or boil a compote, make dessert, a cocktail and other goodies.
Some housewives wonder if plums can be frozen at all. Of course you can! How do they differ from the same currants or strawberries, which are massively frozen for the winter? Is that the size is a bit large. But here there is another option - to freeze plums that are previously sliced. There is no need to wash them, again. So the berry will take in less moisture, staying with its vitamins and nutrients. It just needs to be cut into small pieces and put in a bag or container. In winter it will be possible to drink tea with these berries, make compotes from them or eat with sugar.
How to freeze a plum so that its beneficial properties are preserved? First of all, you need to know that 65% of vitamins are found in the peel. That is, removing it before freezing is not worth it. In addition, unwashed plums are best stored in the freezer. You can not worry about the presence of microbes - they will die. It is impossible to freeze overripe plum - only ripe or slightly unripe, but stayed at home for a couple of days at room temperature. It is better not to throw out the seeds, you can then cook compote with pulp and other berries from them.
Before freezing plums, they can be divided into halves, and then simply laid out in ice molds. So at hand will always be frozen berries that do not need to be picked out from anywhere. They will not even freeze to each other! If you have space in the freezer, you can freeze whole plums with seeds. True, sometimes a surprise in the form of frozen worms in the filling can wait. So the berries need to be carefully inspected. Some housewives advise plums to be washed before freezing. But then they must be dried! A good way is to freeze the plum so that the berries do not stick together: cut it, put it on the board and freeze it, then pack it in bags or containers. The method is reliable and proven, although somewhat time-consuming. Have a nice winter for your berries!