What to do with raspberries for the winter: how to close jam, compote, syrup, how to freeze and grind with sugar

Raspberry berry many associated with childhood. It is mentioned in the majority of folk tales, songs and epics, and it is from this berry that is excellent for treating colds. In this article we will look at the harvesting of this berry for the winter and the beneficial properties of raspberries.

Useful properties of raspberry

Raspberry has a rich in nutrients composition: salicylic and ascorbic acids, minerals, volatile production and vitamins, tannins, pectins and many other elements.

Familiarize yourself with the features of growing raspberries in the garden, also learn how to properly transplant and trim the raspberries in the fall.

Due to its composition, the product has a large set of useful properties:

  • antioxidant;
  • antiseptic;
  • anti-toxic;
  • antipyretic;
  • hemostatic;
  • pain medication;
  • expectorant;
  • diuretic;
  • anti-inflammatory;
  • tonic

Frost

For freezing choose mainly large varieties, for example "Fortress". Raspberries can be frozen whole, but we will consider freezing by grinding the berries.

Did you know? Raspberries as a cultivated plant are mentioned in such great scholars of antiquity as Cato and Guy Pliny. The Greeks and Romans used it as a remedy and not only for colds, but also against snakes and scorpion bites.

For the preparation we need:

  • raspberries;
  • sugar.

For grinding used a blender, and then prepare it as follows:

  1. Beforehand washed and sorted berries, we pour them into a blender glass and grind, the mass will settle, add another handful and grind again.
  2. In the resulting mixture (full glass) add two or three dessert spoons of sugar, stir. Sugar will remove the acidity and allow you to keep both the color and taste of the product, but do not overdo it with the quantity, otherwise you will get jam.
  3. Put the sweet mass in a plastic container and put it in the freezer.

Video: frozen raspberries for the winter

Rubbed with sugar

One of the most popular and quick ways to harvest berries is cold jam or mashing with sugar. We will need:

  • raspberries - 2 kg;
  • sugar - 2 kg.

Before starting the preparation, select the berries that have retained their shape, not trampled, set them aside. Further sequence of actions:

  1. Berries fall asleep in a large bowl of sugar and leave for half an hour to let the juice.
  2. Using a blender, grind the sweet mass until smooth.
  3. Take the previously deposited whole berries and place them in plastic cups, pour the chopped raspberry mixture on top. Top of the glasses pack with cling film. We will receive, thus, the whole raspberry which is filled in with raspberry syrup.
  4. Pour the remaining mass into glass jars and close the lid.

Did you know? Crimson flowers are one of the few whose nectar bees can eat even in the rain. The fact is that the inflorescence looks down, and the bee, clinging to the paws, is reliably protected from rain drops by petals and stipules.

Store cold jam in jars in the refrigerator, and cups - in the freezer.

Video: how to cook grated raspberries with sugar

Jam

Raspberry jam - one of the most delicious winter recipes. We will prepare it without stones, which gives a wide range of application of the product.

For example, as a topping, desserts sauce, impregnation of baking cakes and much more.

Read also how to make jam from cherries, strawberries, porechki and gooseberries.

Ingredients:

  • raspberry - 1 kg;
  • sugar - 1 kg;
  • water - 100 ml;
  • citric acid - 2 g

Cooking in stages:

  1. The main ingredient is washed and sorted, thrown back in a colander and allowed to drain.
  2. Then the berries are crushed with a blender or meat grinder.
  3. Strain the mixture into a clean container through a sieve or gauze, folded in several layers.
  4. We transfer the prepared raw material to the skillet, add water and set it on fire.
  5. Stir and remove the foam, three minutes after boiling, remove from heat.
  6. In the resulting juice with pulp add sugar and set on fire, stir, boil after boiling for 15-30 minutes, removing the foam.
  7. To check the readiness of the product, drip on a cold plate with a spoon literally one drop. Draw a line along its center with a knife edge, if the edges are not closed, it is ready.
  8. In a saucepan with jam, add citric acid, diluted in a spoonful of water. Stir the mass and bring to a boil.
  9. Hot jam is poured over sterile jars and rolled up with lids.

Important! Citric acid helps to preserve the gelling properties of the fruit, as well as bright color.

Video: how to make raspberry jam

Compote

Homemade compotes are not compared with the juices from the packs either in taste or in useful composition. Raspberry compote is not difficult to prepare, first you need to prepare the banks. It is best to take a three-liter capacity.

The main components of compote:

  • raspberries - up to 300 g per jar;
  • sugar - 250-300 g per can of 3 l;
  • water - up to 3 liters per jar.

Our actions:

  1. We put berries on the bottom of the jar, filling about a third of the capacity.
  2. Separately, cook the syrup in the pan. The amount of water, count on the number of cans that need to be filled with syrup.
  3. Immediately put sugar in the water, boil until the sugar is completely dissolved.
  4. Filled with sweet raw cans, pour syrup under the neck.
  5. Lid rolls, turn upside down, wrap and leave to cool.

Video: how to make raspberry compote

Syrup

Berry or fruit syrup is a multi-faceted product: it can be used as a medicinal syrup for colds, as an impregnation and dyeing for desserts, diluted with boiled water for compote, and so on.

It is also possible to make jam, liqueur or raspberry wine from raspberry berries, and useful tea can be made from raspberry leaves.

Syrup is prepared from the following ingredients:

  • berries - 1 kg;
  • water - 100 ml;
  • sugar - 1 kg (per liter of juice).

Preparing as follows:

  1. Washed berries pour water and set on fire, cook for five minutes.
  2. Remove from heat and filter the mixture through a sieve.
  3. Now you need to measure the volume of the juice and add sugar in accordance with the recipe.
  4. Stir sugar until dissolved.
  5. Put on the fire sweet juice and, stirring and removing the foam, boil for five minutes after boiling.
  6. Hot syrup is poured into sterile jars, roll up.

Video: how to cook raspberry syrup

Important! Be sure to turn the rolled up banks upside down. This will allow you to check whether the cover is sealed, and reduce the risk of damage to conservation.

In conclusion, advice to beginners in cooking: raspberries - tender berries, you need to keep it fresh in the refrigerator for no more than two or three days. When preparing for the winter, be sure to sort out the raw materials and remove the spoiled copies, otherwise they will spoil the taste and affect the shelf life.

Feedback from users of the network: what can be prepared from raspberries

3 - for 1 kg of raspberry 1 kg sugar. You can simply cook - it will be jam. I like to crush with sugar and cook - almost a jam. Only at the end add a couple of art. spoons of lemon juice (per 1 kg), so as not to sugar
miki
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berry liqueur 1 kg of berries, 1 liter of vodka, 500 grams of sugar (if I take less sweet berry), place in a 3 liter jar and top up with water. close and clean in a dark place for a month. shake occasionally until sugar is dissolved. strain.
breeze
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And it is also possible to make jam from frozen in small portions in winter, little by little, to be eaten fresh. Delicious. 1 kg of raspberries for 1 kg of sugar, which is with gelatin, for jam. Boil no more than 20 minutes. It turns out not liquid and tastes like fresh sweet berries.
Fedosya
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