How to harvest cranberries with sugar for the winter

From wild berries you can cook a variety of different vitamin dishes. One of the most popular is cranberry with sugar. For the winter it is possible to harvest it in various forms. For the treatment of fruits, sterilization methods or direct digestion are used. This article describes how to harvest cranberries with sugar for the winter. It also tells how to preserve this valuable vitamin product in its pure form, without adding additional ingredients.

How to harvest cranberries with sugar for the winter

For the preservation of whole berries, the sterilization method is usually used. Pure fruits after mixing with sugar are placed in cans and placed in a container with cold water. Gradually warming up, the cranberries start up the juice, which fills the free space between berries. After a short sterilization of the can, close it carefully and tightly with lids, then place it in a cool place.

Is it possible to keep berries in pure form?

Usually, cranberries are mixed with sugar for storage. The proportions of the ingredients can be quite different - from an equal number of components to a minimum use of sugar. It turns out that due to their bactericidal properties, these vitamin berries can be stored for a long time and without mixing with additional products. There can be several ways:

- Pour unwashed freshly picked cranberries into dry jars or plastic bottles (always clean), filling them "under the string," but not ramming at the same time. Capacities tightly covered with iron or any other lids and store in a cool place.

- Put the transferred and washed berries in small plastic containers and fill with cold water. You can store such blanks in the refrigerator up to 1-1.5 months.

- After washing, flip the cranberries to a colander to drain the liquid. Then put berries in jars and fill with freshly squeezed juice. Warm up the cans, sterilizing in hot water for 5 to 20 minutes depending on the volume of the containers.

Cranberry, grated with sugar

Combine berries carefully and wash. Then throw them into boiling water for blanching for 5 minutes. Pour the mass into a colander (with small holes) and let it drain. After cooling, grind the berries in a puree through a sieve. The resulting mixture is mixed with sugar, taking it 700-800 g per 1 kg of fruit. Stuff the mashed potatoes in small jars and sterilize for 10-15 minutes. Successfully harvested in this form is not only fresh or cooked cranberries with sugar (for the winter), but without it. To do this, mashed puree before boiling and sterilizing, boil for several minutes on low heat.

Original dessert - cranberries in powder  

Want to enjoy a useful dessert without waiting for winter? Then prepare the original cranberries, sprinkled with powdered sugar. For 500 g of fresh berries, 500 g of this sweet powder and 1 egg white are needed . Cranberries go through, wash and dry with a paper towel. Place in a bowl with whipped egg whites. Stir to better envelop, and then remove the berries on a sieve. Put the powder on a wide flat plate. Spread the cranberries in the sweet sift in small portions and roll in it with fingers from all sides. Serve the dessert in the crockery, decorating with whole or chopped mint leaves.