Berries can not only be ground or mixed with sugar without kneading, but also frozen, preserved in their own juice. "Cold" jam in winter is eaten as a bite with pancakes, pancakes, added to cottage cheese, porridge, used as a filling for pies.

The benefits of "raw" jam

It is not for nothing that the mashed berry is called a "rejuvenating" treat and a natural antibiotic. "Raw" dessert helps prevent the development of cancer, normalizes metabolism and digestion. With regular use, the blueberry mixture improves visual acuity and relieves eye fatigue.

"Cold" jam can be added to the menu even for stomach upset, inflammation and colitis. Also, the treat helps to eliminate toxins, helps to normalize blood sugar levels.

Preparatory stage

In order for the berry to be preserved for the winter without cooking, not fermenting and not becoming moldy, it is necessary to take into account a few simple recommendations.

• Freshness of berries. Having collected a rich harvest in the forest, you do not need to keep it in the heat for a long time. Blueberries should be immediately sorted out, washed several times, dried, processed.
• Cleanliness of dishes. When cooking, it is necessary to monitor the sterility of the container, use only clean bowls, spoons, tools and household appliances.
• Suitable saucepan. It is forbidden to keep crops in aluminum containers. Better to take ceramic, glass containers, stainless steel pots.
• The amount of sugar. There is no need to feel sorry for the product on which the safety of the workpiece depends. It must be added no less than indicated in the recipe. You can increase the dosage to your liking.
• Sterilization of containers. Glass containers must be treated with boiling water or steam, calcined in an oven or microwave. It is advisable to rinse containers with soda, dry with steam over a saucepan or kettle.
• Storage. Keep the workpieces in the refrigerator or in a cool place. The frozen product must be placed in the freezer, thawed as needed.

The easiest recipes

The absence of heat treatment in all recipes, except for "Five Minute", will allow you to preserve vitamins and nutrients for the winter with virtually no loss. In addition, it is easy to prepare such a delicacy, you do not need to stand at the stove for hours, stirring the burning mass.

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Peculiarities. Even a child can grate fresh blueberries with sugar, so you can safely take the smallest family members as assistants, giving each one a crush. It is better to sterilize cans on your own, carefully monitoring the cleanliness and integrity of the containers.

What to prepare:

• fresh berries - 2 kg;
• sugar - 2.6-3 kg.

How to do

1. Pour blueberries into a plastic colander, rinse, drain the drops of water.
2. Pour into a basin, knead with a wooden crush. If you have a blender at home, you can grind the mass until smooth.
3. Pour in half the granulated sugar, stir.
4. Leave for 40 minutes for the juice to stand out.
5. Add the rest of the sand, mix, let stand for another half hour.
6. Arrange in dry jars, cork.

The dessert is thick, aromatic and very sweet. The blank is convenient to use as a filling for pies.

In its own juice

Peculiarities. It is convenient to harvest berries not only in the form of mashed potatoes, but also with whole ones. Granulated sugar may not even be added, if such is the desire of the hostess. Such a blank will be stored no worse if it is immediately removed to a cool place.

What to prepare:

• ripe berries - 2.5 kg;
• sugar - 1 kg.

How to do

1. Wash the berries, mash about 500 g with a crush.
2. Transfer the mass to a saucepan, add the remaining ingredients.
3. Heat the mixture to about 80-90 ° C without boiling.
4. Stir immediately, place in steamed jars.

If you decide to cook blueberries in your own juice without sugar, then be guided by the parameters of the "Five Minute" recipe. Part of the berries should be mash, squeeze out the juice. Transfer the rest to the basin, pour over the juice, heat on the stove for five minutes after boiling. Immediately spread the mass into sterile jars, roll up.

Frozen

Peculiarities. Such a berry will be stored in the freezer even until the next harvest, without losing its beneficial properties. It is better to purchase new containers or tight bags, plastic jars with screw caps for preparation.

What to prepare:

• berries - 1 kg;
• sugar - 1 kg.

How to do

1. Rinse the berries, dry by sprinkling on a towel.
2. If you need puree, grind with a blender. Whole berries will first have to be sprinkled on a tray, held in the freezer for three hours.
3. Combine blueberry puree with sand, stir. Or sprinkle with layers.
4. Pack in containers, bags with locks. Close tightly.

They use the delicacy after defrosting with sour cream, yogurt, bite with white bread. It is also recommended to add the mass to cereals, compotes, homemade desserts.

Original options

You can prepare "cold" jam according to original recipes. Variations with gelatin, honey and nuts are especially popular with housewives.

With gelatin

What to prepare:

• berries - 600 g;
• water - 700 ml;
• gin or vermouth - three tablespoons;
• gelatin - three tablespoons;
• granulated sugar - 300 g.

How to do

1. Rinse the berries under running water in a colander. Dry.
2. Scroll through a meat grinder or grind with a blender. In the absence of kitchen "helpers" - just crush in a bowl.
3. Sprinkle the mass with half granulated sugar, set aside for half an hour.
4. Boil water, cool, add gelatin.
5. Wait for the crystals to swell. Mix.
6. Pour vermouth or gin into the gelatinous mass, in the absence - strong cognac. Pour in sand.
7. Add berry puree, mix everything.
8. Put in the refrigerator to solidify.
9. Divide into clean containers, cork.

With honey and nuts

What to prepare:

• blueberries - two glasses;
• honey - three tablespoons;
• water - 100 ml;
• peeled walnuts - half a glass;
• sugar - half a glass.

How to do

1. Grind the sorted and washed berries with a blender.
2. Fry the nuts in a dry frying pan.
3. Heat honey in a water bath. Do not boil.
4. Dissolve sugar in warm water, add honey.
5. Combine the syrup with the rest of the ingredients.
6. Stir, leave for a couple of hours.
7. Arrange in sterile jars, roll up.

To add a nut-blueberry mixture of aroma and sourness, it is advised to add half a teaspoon of lemon zest, minced ginger or cardamom of your choice to the mass.

The mild blueberry flavor makes this berry one of the most loved by children and adults. A ripe berry contains sugars, organic acids, carotene and ascorbic acid. Blueberries are not only tasty, but also very useful: they strengthen eyesight and the immune system, heal gastrointestinal disorders.

Of course, it is best to eat fresh berries, since it is in the fresh product that all the vitamins and nutrients are stored. But it is impossible to store the berry for a long time, so it is processed for the winter and stored in the form of jams, marmalades, preserves, sauce, jelly, marmalade, compote. Blueberries can be dried and frozen. With minimal heat treatment, it is possible to preserve a lot of useful substances in bilberry blanks.

Blueberry blanks - general cooking principles

Blueberries ripen by the middle of summer, they are harvested until August. For winter harvesting, a fully ripe berry is used. It needs to be sorted out, freed from debris, washed with cold water. After a simple preparation, you can start processing blueberries according to recipes for blanks.

Glass jars in which the prepared product will be stored must be sterilized over steam for 15-20 minutes (depending on the volume of the container). Metal lids need to be boiled. The sealed jars are cooled in the same way as other blanks: upside down under a warm old blanket or blanket.

Blueberry jam

Blueberries contain pectin, which makes them a wonderful thick jam. You can cook it very quickly, and you need a minimum of ingredients. The taste of the jam is natural, the texture is pleasant and quite dense.

Ingredients:

Two kilograms of ripe blueberries;

A kilogram of white sugar.

Cooking method:

Put prepared clean blueberries in a cooking pot. It's good if it has a non-stick coating.

Cover the berry with granulated sugar, mix gently.

Immediately put on the fire, without waiting for the moment when the berry releases the juice.

You do not need to add water, otherwise the jam will turn out to be watery, liquid.

Heat the berry over medium heat. As soon as the bottom of the pot is warm, blueberry juice will come out.

Reduce heat to low and simmer blueberries for two hours. The consistency of the jam should be very thick.

When foam appears on the surface, it must be removed.

Once the mass has thickened, the jam is ready.

If desired, it can be puréed with a hand blender for a more uniform and thicker mass.

Put hot jam into clean, sterilized jars, seal and cool.

Mashed blueberries with sugar

Blueberry blanks that do not involve heat treatment are of great benefit. The simplest option is to simply grind the berry along with the sugar. From the specified amount of ingredients, 3.5 liters of the finished mass will be obtained. Tasty and healthy!

Ingredients:

Three kilograms of ripe blueberries;

Two kilograms of white sugar.

Cooking method:

Put the washed berries in a bowl.

Puree blueberries in any way: grind in a blender, meat grinder or simply crush with a rolling pin.

Cover the berry with granulated sugar and stir.

Put the container with crushed sugar blueberries for 6-8 hours (you can overnight). The sugar should dissolve.

Put blueberries with sugar in clean sterilized jars, cover with boiled lids and seal.

Keep cold.

Blueberry jelly for the winter "Lemon-cinnamon"

Homemade blueberry recipes should definitely include jelly - delicious, aromatic, beautiful and extremely easy to prepare. It is not necessary to add spices to it if the aroma of cinnamon or nutmeg is not pleasant. But with them, the finished product gets a very pleasant warm note.

Ingredients:

Six glasses of ripe blueberries

Four glasses of sugar;

One lemon;

Half a teaspoon of nutmeg;

A teaspoon of cinnamon.

Cooking method:

Place the washed, clean blueberries in a cooking pot. It is good if the bottom of the dishes is thick.

Mash the berries with a mortar or the end of a rolling pin.

Pour sugar over blueberries, stir.

Turn on medium heat, send the pan to heat.

Bring the mass to a boil.

Squeeze the juice out of the lemon.

Remove the zest from the crusts with a fine grater.

Pour the juice and put the zest in the boiled syrup.

Boil over low heat for about 20 minutes, waiting for the moment when the mass begins to thicken.

During the cooking process, be sure to stir the future jelly, otherwise it will burn.

As soon as the mass thickens, pour it into prepared jars, seal it and send it under the blanket - to cool down.

Blueberry compote

Blueberry recipes necessarily include a very healthy and extremely tasty vitamin compote. The number of ingredients is indicated on a 3-liter jar.

Ingredients:

Three glasses of blueberries;

One and a half glasses of sugar.

Cooking method:

Wash the jars with soda and rinse thoroughly with water.

Boil the lids.

Sort the blueberries, wash and add to the jar.

Send water (three liters per can) to the fire until it boils. It is very convenient to boil water in a large kettle.

Pour blueberries with boiled water, cover with a lid and leave to warm for 15 minutes.

Drain the water and put it back on the fire.

Pour sugar into the jar, cover with a lid.

When the water boils a second time, pour the berry and seal the jar.

Turn over and cool under the covers.

Store the workpiece cold.

Canned blueberries without sugar

For the winter, you can make blueberry blanks without sugar. Here is a simple berry canning option that preserves the natural flavor of a natural product. The approximate number of berries is indicated. You can prepare as much as you need to preserve.

Ingredients:

Two kilograms of blueberries.

Cooking method:

Rinse berries without debris, branches and leaves in several waters.

Sterilize banks.

Arrange the berries in prepared hot jars, cover with metal lids.

Pour water into a wide saucepan, put an old tea towel on the bottom, bring the water to a boil.

Carefully put the jars of blueberries in boiling water so as to pour the workpiece to the neck.

Sterilize within 20 minutes.

Roll up the jars, cool and store in the cold.

The lid seams can be filled with molten wax or paraffin.

Blueberry and apple marmalade

Delicious fragrant marmalade will become a favorite healthy delicacy for the whole family. For such a blueberry preparation, you need apples and a little citric acid.

Ingredients:

A pound of blueberries;

A pound of apples without core and peel;

Seven hundred grams of granulated sugar;

Two grams of citric acid.

Cooking method:

Peel and middle apples, cut into small slices.

Place the apple slices in a saucepan, add a little water and simmer for 15 minutes.

Puree apples with a blender or mortar.

Rinse the blueberries and crush with the end of a rolling pin, a mortar or puree in a blender.

Put the blueberry puree in a saucepan and simmer for 15 minutes.

Combine apples and blueberries, put on low heat.

When the mass boils, boil it for five minutes.

Pour in a quarter of the sugar, mix, cook for another five minutes.

In portions, in three steps, add the remaining sugar.

Dissolve citric acid in a little water.

Add citric acid with the last portion of sugar, mix thoroughly.

Divide the mass into sterilized jars, roll up hot and cool.

Store in a cold place.

Blueberry five-minute jam

The classic blueberry recipe is jam. To preserve the maximum amount of vitamins, it only needs to be cooked for five minutes.

Ingredients:

One and a half kilograms of blueberries;

A kilogram of sugar.

Cooking method:

Rinse the berries and dry a little on a towel.

Place the blueberries in a saucepan as thick as possible.

Sprinkle the berries with sugar and leave for three to four hours to give juice.

Put the saucepan over low heat.

Wait until it boils, stirring the syrup constantly.

Remove the foam that appears.

When the jam boils, mark for five minutes.

Pour hot jam into clean, sterilized jars and seal.

Keep cold.

If your recipe requires mashed blueberries, you can puree them with a mixer. In order not to splatter the kitchen, you first need to crush the berry a little with a rolling pin or spoon.

Any metal covers, including screw ones, can be used for preparation for the winter. It is imperative to boil them, otherwise the product may sour.

A very good option to preserve the freshness and health benefits of blueberries for the winter is to freeze them. The berry must be prepared in the same way as for the hot billet. Be sure to dry on a paper or cloth towel. Place in a plastic container and place in the freezer.

Another option is to freeze clean, dry blueberries on a large platter or wooden board, then pour into plastic bags and put in the freezer.

You can freeze blueberries with sugar or honey. To do this, put the berries in a plastic container, cover with sugar or pour liquid honey, cover with a lid and send to the freezer.

Another great method is drying. Blueberries can be dried in the sun or at home using the oven. The berries must be laid out on a sheet in a thin layer and dried with the oven door open at 50 degrees. From time to time, the blueberries need to be shaken or mixed with your hands. For storage, send the dried berries to a linen bag and store it in a cool dry place.

From frozen or dried blueberries, you can prepare compotes, infusions, decoctions. Or just add to tea to taste.

One of the most widespread medicinal berries in Russia is blueberry, so named for the dyes of the corresponding color present in the juice. The fruits contain a large amount of vitamins A and B, as well as C, manganese, potassium and magnesium. To preserve the nutrients, it is recommended to harvest blueberries in sugar without cooking, or at least to exclude prolonged heating. There are many recipes for keeping the flesh almost fresh for a long time.

Preparation of berries is the key to long-term storage

For the future, fruits are always harvested without defects, soft sides, areas affected by diseases or insects. For this reason, blueberries must be very carefully sorted out, especially given that the shrub on which they ripen is not tall and easily accessible. It is necessary to separate both overripe and not fully ripe berries, as well as small and dried ones, with wrinkled skin.

It is very important to rinse well the fruit, the dense skin of which is covered with a waxy coating, which gives the surface hydrophobic properties. Dust settles very easily on the protective coating created by nature, and therefore it is advisable to wipe it off, which is done without much effort. In the process of washing, it is recommended to remove the stalks that were torn off when picking blueberries from the bush.

After washing, the berries should be thoroughly dried on a paper towel at room temperature, spreading out in a thin layer. This is done so that excess moisture among the fruits poured into the container does not cause mold. In addition, moisture seeps through the skin, which makes the flesh unnecessarily watery.

The easiest recipe is blueberries in their own juice

All that is needed to make a spin is fruits, since sugar and water are not needed to fill the container. Cooking will also not be in the form in which it is traditionally performed, the preparation is done in a water bath. This will require a large (wide) saucepan. Its walls should be above the mouths of the jars, which are filled with berries to the top and placed with small gaps on a rag or lattice laid at the bottom of the utensil.

The pot is filled with water up to the rim of the container, therefore the glass containers for storing the product must be of the same height. Having put the resulting bath on a small fire, you need to carefully monitor the process. After a short time, the berries will begin to secrete juice. At the same time, the level of blueberries in the jars will decrease, and new portions will need to be refilled periodically.

This recipe is convenient in that there is no need to stir the mass. When the level of juice rises almost to the necks of the cans and hides the berries underneath, you need to watch a little more. If the blueberries have stopped settling, you can turn off the heat and cover the container with lids. You can use curling or seaming, but not plastic and do not close the necks with parchment paper or cellophane, tying along the edge.

Blueberries in sugar - fast results with a minimum of action

This classic way of harvesting berries requires only 2 ingredients: blueberries (2 kilograms) and sugar (4 kilograms). To ensure long-term storage of the finished product, it is imperative to observe the indicated proportions; blueberries are preserved precisely due to the large amount of sand. Having sorted out and washed out the fruits in advance, you need to grind them into a homogeneous mass. To do this, you need a meat grinder with a fine sieve.

It is necessary to grind the berries at the same time as sugar, pouring it directly into the receiving funnel of the kitchen unit. Then mix everything well and leave to stand until the sugar dissolves. This will take about half an hour. Then you can lay out the sweet workpiece in a glass container and close it with lids. Since it can only be stored in the refrigerator, it is allowed to tighten the necks with cellophane or parchment.

Jam in 5 minutes - when cooking is replaced by frying

This is a rather interesting five-minute recipe that does not require long-term heat treatment, which allows you to preserve all the useful substances in blueberries and get a product equal in medicinal properties to Forte. Instead of a traditional saucepan, you need a deep skillet or shallow bowl for jam. A multicooker is also suitable. For 2 kilos of berries, 250 grams of sugar is enough, which will result in 100 servings of the preparation.

Selected washed fruits are poured into dry dishes and heated over very low heat until juice appears. Then add sugar to the heated utensils and stir for a minute while continuing to heat the syrup. The finished mass will become after the sand dissolves. It remains to transfer to banks and roll up. It is allowed to store it simply in a cool place, so it is highly desirable that the twist is done with high quality.

Frosty sweetness - sugar to taste

Another option for quick harvesting involves grinding pre-prepared, peeled from the stalks and washed berries to a puree state, followed by freezing them. For 1 kilogram of fruit, you need about 20-30 grams of sugar, but it is allowed to put it to taste. It is recommended to use a blender for grinding, in this case it will not be noticeable in a homogeneous mass of pieces of skin.

After the mashed potatoes are made, and the sugar is finally dissolved, the resulting product should be thoroughly mixed and distributed in sterilized small jars with a capacity of up to 200 grams. You need to put so much so that it does not slightly reach the rim under the neck. Blueberries are put into the freezer for the winter; for consumption, they must first be defrosted to an acceptable temperature. Baking is made with such fresh blueberries.

Jelly without heat treatment - a departure from tradition

This recipe is considered multi-component. To prepare a thick jelly that can be stored in small jars in the refrigerator and used as a dessert dish in winter, you will need the following ingredients:

• Water (preferably purified) - 700 ml.
• Selected blueberries - 600 grams.
• Granulated sugar - 300 grams.
• Strong vermouth or gin - 3 tablespoons.
• Gelatin or pectin - 3 tablespoons.

The berries need to be turned into a homogeneous mass, which requires a blender or meat grinder with a plastic case and a fine strainer. The metal body quickly oxidizes blueberry juice, giving it an unpleasant iron flavor... You need to grind with sugar, leaving a fifth for the preparation of the thickener.

After boiling water, let it cool to room temperature, and then add gelatin or its natural analogue. It is also necessary to add gin or vermouth, previously set aside sugar and stir so that there are no lumps left. Two separate masses are combined in one large container, where they are thoroughly mixed again. The finished product is put into small jars and rolled up.

Dessert prepared without boiling or other heat treatment keeps better when frozen.

Complex preparation - blueberries with strawberries in one saucepan

The ingredients are taken in the following proportions: for 2 kilos of sugar, 1 kilogram of blueberries and strawberries. You will also need a few tablespoons of powdered sugar. The berries need to be sorted out and washed properly. Next, the fruits are crushed with a meat grinder or blender together with sand and mixed until the crystals are completely dissolved.

The mass should stand for 2 hours in the refrigerator, after which it is advisable to stir it again. Glass containers of a convenient size for dividing into portions are sterilized, and then the finished product can be laid out. Fill containers up to the neck, sprinkling with an even and thick layer of powdered sugar on top. You can cover with plastic lids or parchment paper, tightening with twine or elastic bands. Keep refrigerated.

Black dessert - blueberry-currant mix

This recipe is a bit similar to the previous one, but the number of ingredients is different. For preservation, you will need to prepare 1 kilogram of black currant for 1.5 kilograms of blueberries and the same amount of sugar. Wash and dry peeled selected berries on a paper towel. Then mix with sugar in a deep container and grind with a blender.

A homogeneous mass should be infused for an hour, then, when the granulated sugar has completely melted, the jars and lids for twisting should be sterilized. You need to roll up tightly, then the prepared product can be stored not in the refrigerator, but in the cellar or any other dark cool place.

Cherries, strawberries, raspberries, currants, honeysuckle - these tasty and healthy berries grow in the garden of almost every summer resident. Their properties have long been known to everyone. But there are berries that are no less tasty and healthy, but they can only be found in the wild. These include blueberries - a storehouse of vitamins. And so that vitamins enter the body all year round, there are many ways to harvest blueberries for the winter.

Blueberries: beneficial properties

Blueberries are a small dark blue berry, a relative of lingonberries and cranberries (just not so sour). It is considered one of the healthiest berries in existence due to its high content of micro and macro elements. So, in terms of the amount of manganese, blueberries are in first place. It contains a lot of fiber, various vitamins of groups E, K, B and C.

It is in this berry that anthocyanoside is present, a rare plant pigment that is a natural antioxidant. It is not found in other berries. Blueberries also contain potassium, iron, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium ... This is a low-calorie product, 100 grams of berries contain only 56 kilocalories.

What is the use of blueberries? First of all (and, perhaps, this is the most widely heard), it has a beneficial effect on vision. The substances contained in the berry are useful for blood vessels, including the retina of the eye. In addition, bilberry extract is used in the treatment of retinopathy (retinal damage), glaucoma, and cataracts.

The use of blueberries helps to strengthen the immune system, it reduces cholesterol, and normalizes blood sugar levels. Blueberries are recommended for those who have problems with the nervous system or heart; its use has been shown to prevent cancer and Alzheimer's disease.

For diarrhea, urinary tract infections, circulatory disorders, blueberries are also used. It relieves pain and swelling of the legs, is an antidepressant. And nutritionists advise everyone who wants to lose weight to eat this berry!

Contraindications

Blueberries are prohibited for those suffering from poor blood clotting as they can cause bleeding due to the anthocyanosides they contain. You can not include the berry in the diet with exacerbations of urolithiasis, chronic constipation, diseases of the pancreas, as well as with personal intolerance to any components.

With caution (after consulting a doctor), it is recommended to use blueberries for diabetics, pregnant and lactating women.

Blueberry blanks for the winter

There are many ways to prepare blueberries for future use so that you can indulge in this seasonal delicacy in the cold season. However, it is worth remembering that the most useful is nevertheless exclusively fresh berry - with any processing (even just with the addition of sugar), it loses some of its beneficial properties. Therefore, it is important to know which methods of bilberry preparations are more optimal in terms of preserving vitamins.

It is believed that there are three such methods. This is freezing, drying and grinding with sugar. Among other things, many different drinks are made from blueberries - wine, liqueurs, juices and compotes. Jams and preserves are made from the berries, jelly is made, used as an additive in various dishes ... But first things first.

Frozen blueberries

Important advice: before the process, you should carefully consider the berries, if they are not dirty, you do not need to wash them - being exposed to moisture once again, when defrosting, they will become tough and not very tasty. But it is necessary to sort out the blueberries - to clear them of leaves, branches and other debris. In addition, spoiled, crumpled, rotten fruits should be thrown away.

Freezing blueberries is also good because the berries can be used to prepare any dishes at any time - you just need to get them out of the freezer.

So, if the dimensions allow, the sorted blueberries should be laid out evenly, in one layer, on a baking sheet and placed in the chamber. In case the freezer is not too large, several flat saucers can be used.

After a few hours, the berries need to be taken out and poured into a bag, controlling the absence of air in it - otherwise the blueberries will turn frosty. Close the bag tightly and store it again. These two steps are necessary so that the berries do not stick together.

Important: blueberries should be kept separately from fish and meat products.

It is better to defrost blueberries without using any technique, including a microwave oven. You can leave the berries in the refrigerator overnight or just at room temperature for several hours.

Dried blueberries

But there is a difference - the blueberries need to be washed. This must be done very carefully, because the berry loses a lot of juice when washed. Then you need to thoroughly dry each fruit, and after that you can start the drying process itself. There are two options here.

If you live in a private house, it is permissible to leave the blueberries in the open air. The place must be chosen shaded, ventilated, it is also desirable that a small air humidity remains. From above, you need to cover the berry with any thin material, ordinary gauze will do. Periodically you need to check the fruits - shake them. This drying takes approximately three to four days. At night, the berries are recommended to be brought indoors.

Another way to dry blueberries is to use an oven or electric dryer. In the first case, you need to put the prepared berries on a baking sheet and leave in the oven for 7-8 hours. The temperature should be at a minimum and the door should be opened. Berries also need to be checked and shaken. Working with a dryer is even easier - put the blueberries on trays, turn on the machine and wait. Opening hours - about six hours.

Blueberries, grated with sugar

And finally, the third way to preserve a large number of blueberry vitamins. There is nothing complicated about it. The berry must be disassembled, washed, dried, chopped in any convenient way, after mixing with sugar (the proportions are 1 to 1, however, it is believed that the more sugar, the longer the workpiece will stand - especially in the refrigerator). Arrange in jars and put away - either in the refrigerator or in the freezer.

Other methods and recipes for preparation

What about other ways to preserve blueberries for the winter? They may be less useful than the above three, but this does not make them less tasty!

Blueberries in their own juice without sugar

It is important to remember that blueberries are boiled down one and a half times. In this recipe, this berry is the only ingredient.

1. You need to sterilize the cans in advance (in the oven - ten minutes).
2. Put the washed, selected blueberries into containers, close the lids (they must also be sterilized) and place the jars in a water bath.
3. The water in the pot (or basin, or any other container where the "bath" is made) should be "shoulder-length" cans.
4. As the berries are boiled, you can add them.
5. The blueberries will be ready in about an hour, when the juice they produce reaches the neck of the jars.
6. Roll up the containers and let the blueberries cool.

Blueberry jam with lemon

The disadvantage of blueberry jam is that this method of harvesting loses vitamin C. Nevertheless, it retains B vitamins, carotene, manganese, iron and, most importantly, anthocyanins are also present in it. Therefore, we cannot say that jam is useless, on the contrary, it is often used in the treatment of colds.

It must be remembered, however, that half of the content of the jam is sugar, and, as you know, you should not abuse it. The calorie content of blueberry jam is much more than fresh berries - 214 kilocalories per 100 grams of delicacy.

So how to cook?

1. You need to take fresh, not "stale" berries.
2. Before the process, it is recommended to wash it (however, there are those who claim that blueberries cannot be washed for cooking; it is worth looking at how dirty the berries are).
3. Be sure to remove the debris, sort out the fruits.
4. Sugar will be needed as much as berries, but to make the jam sweeter, its amount can be increased.
5. Jam can be made with only blueberries and sugar, but adding additional ingredients to it will give the food an interesting flavor. For example, lemon gives a subtle sourness, and the color of the jam becomes lighter.
6. The prepared berry must be blanched for five minutes, then discarded in a colander.
7. Boil the blueberry broth with sugar until it is completely dissolved.
8. Pour blueberries with broth, let it boil, boil for five minutes.
9. After cooling, repeat the process, add the juice of one lemon to the boiled mass, cook for another ten minutes.
10. Pour into hot jars, wrap, let cool at room temperature.

Blueberry wine

Homemade blueberry wine has a tart taste. It is much healthier for the body than purchased white or red, because it retains the healing properties of blueberries.

Various spices can be added to the drink, which will give a unique aroma - cinnamon, cloves, cardamom. They also put lemon or honey in wine. As a rule, homemade blueberry wine tastes like red, blueberry itself is not very noticeable in it.

First you need to prepare the starter culture. A glass of unwashed berries must be crushed (a wooden pestle is best), covered with half a glass of sugar and filled with the same amount of water. Cover the container with the mass with a ventilated material and leave in a warm place. The appearance of foam, fruit flies and a sour smell will signal that you can start making wine.

The amount of water (extremely pure!) For the drink should be equal to the amount of berries. Sugar should be taken a couple of kilograms less.

1. Add sugar to the crushed blueberries, add water and sourdough to the mixture.
2. Leave the container with future wine in a room with a temperature of 18 to 28 degrees above zero, previously covered with a ventilated material. From time to time it needs to be shaken, to control the absence of mold.
3. When a sediment appears at the bottom (usually after a few days), the wort must be thoroughly filtered.
4. Then a rubber medical glove is placed on the neck of the container, in which small holes must first be made for the release of carbon dioxide.
5. Then you just have to wait while fermentation lasts. This usually takes several months. It is impossible to miss its end: the wort will become lighter, carbon dioxide will not be released.
6. After that, it is necessary to drain the wine from the sediment and leave for another week. If the precipitate reappears, repeat the procedure. Sugar can be added if desired.
7. When the sediment no longer falls out, the wine is poured, tightly closed and kept for another two to three weeks before drinking.

How to properly store blueberries and blueberries

• Fresh berries can be stored in the refrigerator for a maximum of ten days. You do not need to wash it before storing it!
• Frozen berries can stay in the freezer for up to 8 months without losing their properties.
• Dried blueberries should be placed in linen or cotton bags where they will be comfortable throughout the year. It is important not to put such berries in jars - instant mold is guaranteed.
• Jam in jars should be kept in a cool place - cellar, refrigerator or on the balcony. In this case, it will stand up to three years.
• Blueberry jelly is stored for no more than a day in the refrigerator at temperatures up to 14 degrees. The same time is given to compotes and juices, if they are not canned.

Whatever recipe for harvesting blueberries for the winter is chosen, the main thing is that this unique berry will somehow be present in the diet. This means that the body will receive its share of vitamins and even more!

Blueberry recipes: TOP-5 different ways of harvesting healthy berries for the winter

Blueberry jam: blueberries with sugar for the winter © shutterstock

Truly a storehouse of vitamins and minerals. It's good that nature is generous with such unique gifts, one of which is this small berry.

Everyone has long known the benefits of blueberries. This berry is not only tasty, but also rich in anthocyanins, which prevent the formation and development of cancer. In addition, blueberries cleanse the body of toxins, is useful for diabetes.

Blueberry preparations are very popular in pharmacology and cosmetology, but the main value of blueberries is that they significantly improve human vision, reduce eye fatigue, and accelerate retinal renewal.

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Recipes for harvesting blueberries for the winter can be varied: they are frozen, dried, ground with sugar, jam, jams, compotes are boiled. Any preservation with this forest berry will come in handy in winter. You can enjoy a bit of jam with tea, or you can prepare all kinds of treats: dumplings, muffins, pies with blueberries - frozen or jam.

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1. Blueberry recipes: preparing for the winter

Blueberries mashed with sugar recipe for the winter © Shutterstock

Of course, no amount of preservation can replace the benefits of fresh berries. While the blueberry season lasts, it is advisable to enjoy the fresh berry. But it's also worth thinking about winter supplies. There are many ways to preserve healthy berries. For example, blueberries mashed with sugar is a recipe that helps to preserve all the valuable properties of berries.

1. Blueberry Recipes: Cooking

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There are many ways to harvest this healthy berry for the winter. Sugar is most commonly used in these recipes. However, blueberries can be prepared without sugar, which, of course, will come in handy for people suffering from high blood sugar. In addition, this method allows blueberries to better preserve their valuable natural properties.

1. Blueberry Recipes: Cook

Blueberries: recipes for preparation. Blueberry compote for the winter © Shutterstock

When making home supplies for the winter, each housewife, of course, strives to preserve dishes from summer fruits and vegetables that have wonderful taste. But it is no less important to harvest healthy, medicinal berries, which are so necessary for our body in the winter season, which is stingy with vitamins. Therefore, the blueberry compote for the winter should definitely replenish your home supplies.