Blanks from strawberries: summer freshness all year round

Strawberries are perhaps the most popular summer gift, which people are ready to wait for all the other seasons or, on the contrary, half the harvest, diligently doing homework. And its delicious aroma and incomparable tender taste complements the utmost utility. The fact is that it contains a lot of folic acid, which is necessary for building blood cells and strengthening memory, zinc, which has a strong tonic effect on sexual activity.

Also, strawberries contribute to the bile, improve appetite and digestion, strengthen the body's antioxidant system and simply lift the mood. A mask for the face on its basis will make the skin tender and velvety. And so, that all year round there was an opportunity to please yourself with this delicacy, you must not be lazy and make blanks of strawberries: jam, jams, puree and marmalade. And if you add other useful berries and fruits to them, experimenting with combinations, thereby increasing the usefulness of the products.

Simple compote

Blanks from strawberries, perhaps, have only one significant drawback: the necessary volume of berries, which is achieved only through patience and painstaking labor. So, for an incomplete three-liter jar you will need as much as 1 kg of fruit, and that jam is enough for the whole family during at least autumn, you will need far more than one pot. Therefore, a very economical option is a variant of harvesting from strawberries, like compote. For those who do not like sweets, it is better to do it without sugar. So the taste will be more natural and with a pleasant sour taste. And if, on the contrary, it is enough to sweeten it, it will be possible to dilute such a concentrated compote, thereby, receiving large volumes. For the first it is necessary to take away intact berries, to clear them from sepals and to rinse thoroughly, then to spread out on a clean towel for drying, and after that, gently lay in sterilized jars, pour boiling water and close with lids.

Other recipes

Blanks from strawberries of more complex preparation are jam and jam. For the first one will need 1 kg of the main fruit + 250 g of red currant for the saturation of the taste + 1 lemon to increase the usefulness and approximately 700-800 g of sugar.

For this, peeled and washed fruits (half of the first and the whole - the second one) should be boiled on low heat until the juice is isolated, and then pour the lemon juice, add the sugar and bring to a boil. So boil another 20 minutes, then pour on the banks and cork. This preparation can also be used in the preparation of other sweets, such as pies, cakes and muffins. Similarly, you can make other preparations for the winter, recipes can be supplemented with other fruits or even herbs. So, you probably will enjoy jam from strawberries and rhubarb or currant, jam with the addition of bananas, candied fruits, or even hard marmalade. To prepare the latter for a kilogram of berries you will need 800 g of sugar, a glass of apple juice and 0.5 tsp. Citric acid. Strawberries need to be roasted and wiped through a sieve, then mixed with sugar and cooked on low heat, stirring occasionally. And when the mass becomes sufficiently thick, it will only be necessary to add the juice and continue the heat treatment until a uniform test paste is obtained. In hot form it will need to be packaged and corked into jars.