Apricot is a delicious fruit, very healthy, saturating the human body with a lot of vitamins. Its main advantage is the high content of beta-carotene, which supports our eyesight. And in general, ripe apricots are a real vitamin bomb. When the season begins, they need to be eaten as much as possible and try to prepare for the winter in all forms.
Apricots in own juice
Apricot harvesting for the winter can be very different. For example, in your own juice. For this, ripe, but firm, without spoilage, fruits are taken. They are carefully divided into halves, the bones are taken out, and the apricots themselves are placed in prepared jars. Each layer is sprinkled with sugar (based on 1 kg. Of fruits 300-350 gr. Sugar). Shake cans from time to time to fill them tightly and evenly. Do not report about 2 fingers to the neck. Cover with sterilized lids and place in a cool place so that the juice appears. The next day, sterilize your apricot cans for the winter in a water bath in the following order: for half-liter cans - 10 minutes, liter - 15. Then they should be rolled up, turned over, wrapped up and sent to the cellar every other day.
Dried apricots
Such apricots are called apricots. Ripe fruits are suitable for this apricot harvest for the winter, in which the seed separates well. Wash the berries thoroughly, peel them, put them in a bowl or pan, sprinkle with sugar and leave them to let the juice flow. After 6-8 hours, put on fire to boil. After this, drain the syrup (you can then cook jam, compote or jelly), and put the apricots on a baking sheet and put in the oven to dry them on low heat until tender. Do not close the doors tightly, otherwise all products will burn! When the apricot is completely dried, lay it in sterile jars and store under the lids. The dessert is great!
Frozen Apricots
Remembering what preparations for the winter from apricots can be made, one cannot but mention fresh freezing. To do this, wash the berries, put them on a paper towel to dry. After this, pack in small bags, let the air out of them, close and send to the freezer. Take out as needed, put on a plate, let it unfreeze in natural conditions, and eat for health!
Apricot jam
Apricot jam for the winter - a delicious and aromatic treat. It is prepared without difficulty. For every kilogram of fruit, there is one and a half kg of sugar and 2 cups of water. So, wash the berries, pierce each with a match in several places, pour in pre-cooked syrup. Let them stand for a day in a cool place. Then the syrup merges, boils, is again added to the berries. After another day, the workpiece should be put on fire and cook over low heat until it is ready (the berries acquire transparency and an amber hue). Pack up the jars hot, cork.
Apricot compote
One of the most popular types of harvesting apricots for the winter is compote. Wash ripe solid fruits and fill them in three-liter jars, filling them a little more than a quarter (half can be possible). Pour 150-200 gr. sugar in each, pour cold water and put cook in a water bath for 20-25 minutes. Then roll up.