How to prepare watermelons in a bank for the winter?

Watermelons in the bank for the winter can be prepared not only with sugar syrup, but also deliciously salted. Such a preparation will serve as an ideal snack on the festive table. It is worth mentioning that this original preservative is prepared very easily and quickly.

How to pickle watermelons in the bank for the winter: step by step recipe

Components for snacks:

• Water boiled - 2 liters;
• Watermelon red sweet - 1-2 pcs .;
• Vinegar 9% - 30 ml;
• Common salt - 60 g;
• Sand sugar - 40 g (add if the watermelon is not too red).

Features of the selection of the main component

Salted watermelons in the bank for the winter are well obtained from red and ripe berries. To choose such product follows on the dried tail, and also on "empty" sound which is issued, if on it to knock. By the way, buy this ingredient preferably in late August or early in September. In fact at this time of year the berry ripens independently, without addition of any sort of nitrates. If you have an immature product, then do not despair, as well as from it you can make a very tasty snack.

Processing of the main ingredient

We decided how to pickle watermelons in jars? But before that they should be well processed. Large berries should be gently peeled off to the red pulp (you can leave the bones). Next, watermelons need to be cut into semicircles with a thickness of up to 1.5 centimeters. In order for the ripe product to freely enter glass jars, it is recommended that it be divided once again into small segments.

Preserving the preservative

Watermelons in the bank for the winter are well salted only in small glass dishes (0,5 l or 750 g). Before you spread the processed berries in them, it is desirable to sterilize the containers on gas or in a double boiler. Likewise, you need to do the same with covers. After that, watermelons should be carefully placed in a sterilized container, maximally preserving their integral appearance.

Preparation of marinade

Before you pick up the flesh of the berries, you should pour the potable water into a metal pot and bring it to a boil. Further, the hot liquid must be poured over filled cans, covered with covers and maintained in this state for approximately 8-10 minutes. After this, the brine must be poured into the dishes again and boiled. But at the same time in the marinade you should always pour in table salt and granulated sugar (if desired), and pour in the vinegar essence. Further, the procedure with the infusion of brine into the cans is required to be repeated.

The final stage in the preparation of snacks

After the watermelons for the winter in the banks are filled with marinade, they should be rolled up and turned upside down. Thus, it is desirable to keep the dishes until the next day. During this time they will completely cool down, and they can be removed to the cellar, refrigerator or cellar. It should be specially noted that such an appetizer will be completely ready for consumption only after 2-3 weeks. For half a month the berries are completely saturated with a fragrant marinade, they will become salty and very tasty. Present this original piece can be to the festive table or eat it just like that with some hearty dinner.