When to collect chokeberry. Chokeberry - preparations for the winter, recipes

Dear readers, the berry season is long over, and with it some of our efforts to fortify the body and prepare healthy berries for future use. But if you still have some space in your freezer, I recommend filling it with berries that are about to ripen. Yes, yes, some berries can be picked just in the fall. And today we will talk about the beneficial properties of chokeberry. Its other name is “chokeberry”, or you can also find “black rowan”. Actually, from the name it is clear that the main distinguishing feature is the black fruits. And it is in these very fruits, in their juice, that all the benefits of chokeberry lie.

And if you get to know it better, you can find out why it is good for our body. The ripening period for chokeberry is considered to be the end of September - beginning of October. And although the berries acquire their black color in August, chokeberry acquires its best taste and, most importantly, beneficial qualities only with the onset of autumn, approximately when the first frosts arrive. The fact that the berries are ripe is indicated by the dark ruby-colored juice, which is released if you press a little on the berries. Then you can start harvesting the berries for the winter or using them fresh to treat certain health problems.

Chokeberry. Beneficial features

The chokeberry berries taste somewhat tart and have a sweet and sour pleasant taste. An interesting fact that we should all pay attention to. In 1962, the Ministry of Health included it in the list of medicinal substances.

Did you know that there is twice as much vitamin P (rutin) in chokeberries as in currants? But it is this natural compound that our body is not able to produce. Therefore, we can only receive it from the outside. And, as you understand, chokeberry is the most suitable option for this. Rutin is considered a flavonoid - a substance that slows down the aging process and has a beneficial effect on our body.

And about the other substances that make up chokeberry:

Vitamins C, E, K, B1, B2, B6, beta-carotene
Macro- and microelements: iron, manganese, boron, copper. There is a lot of iodine in the fruits of chokeberry
Sugars: glucose, sucrose and fructose)
Pectin and tannins
Folic, nicotinic organic acids.

Chokeberry. Beneficial features. Benefit for health

One of the most valuable properties of chokeberry is its ability to normalize blood cholesterol levels.
Chokeberry contains a lot of pectin. Pectin absorbs all the bad things we have in the intestines, then helps remove everything naturally.
By consuming berry juice, you can reduce blood pressure in cases where it is elevated, so you can successfully treat hypertension with its help. In addition, it has a mild diuretic effect. This is also very important to consider for hypertension.
Aronia berries are part of the diet prescribed for atherosclerosis. The effectiveness of berries has been officially proven by scientific research.
Chokeberry well strengthens the walls of blood vessels, normalizing and improving the functioning of the cardiovascular and respiratory systems. It has a lot of potassium. And potassium has such a beneficial effect on the functioning of our heart. And potassium prevents the formation of edema. Chokeberry is useful to use for diabetes mellitus, in particular in cases where there is damage to the capillaries.
Aronia berries are an excellent natural source of multivitamins, so they are recommended to be consumed to strengthen the immune system and support the body during seasonal colds. This is an excellent remedy against hypovitaminosis.
But the iodine contained in chokeberry is necessary for the treatment of radiation sickness and diseases of the thyroid gland, Graves' disease and thyrotoxicosis
If you have stomach problems associated with low acidity, chokeberry will also come in handy. It activates the action of gastric juice and increases acidity. Chokeberry has antiseptic properties.
The fruits of chokeberry are indicated for use in cases of blood clotting disorders and bleeding.
The pectin substances contained in the healthy berry are capable of removing heavy metals and radioactive substances from the body. They also neutralize various pathogenic microorganisms. Black rowan contains anthocyanin, which fights the development of cancer.
Chokeberry helps regulate digestive processes, activate the liver, stimulating the formation and discharge of bile.
And another interesting property of chokeberry berries and juice is to reduce emotional imbalance and regulate the processes of inhibition and excitation in the brain. So, if you have strong nerves, also go to chokeberry.

If anyone has any questions about the beneficial properties of chokeberry, I suggest watching the video.

How to choose chokeberry?

First of all, of course, we pay attention to the appearance. The berries should not be rotten, spoiled or wrinkled. The berries should be shiny and fairly large. The berries should not be very hard. If we press on them a little with our fingers, they should be a little soft.

You need to collect or buy chokeberry after the first frost, around October. Then we will enjoy its sweet taste.

How to eat chokeberry with health benefits?

During the season, eat chokeberry, fresh, of course. Stock up on vitamins and minerals for your body. You can make delicious drinks from it, squeeze juice and prepare mousses. And it’s also good to freeze and wither for the winter. We'll talk about this in more detail below.

From me is a recipe for mousse and chokeberry: beat the chokeberry berries in a food processor (you can crush them with a masher), add a little banana, strawberries and natural yogurt to them. Whisk everything. Very tasty and healthy. The combination of fruits and berries can be varied according to the season. Frozen berries will also work.

Chokeberry. Healthy Cooking Recipes

General strengthening decoction of chokeberry

The most common recipe for a tonic decoction is:

Pour boiling water (200 ml) over 20 g of dry fruits and heat over very low heat for 10 minutes. Let it brew for 20 minutes, squeeze well and strain and drink half a glass three times a day.

Chokeberry for hypertension, atherosclerosis and gastritis

To treat atherosclerosis, hypertension and gastritis with low acidity, you need to eat 100 g of berries every day half an hour before meals three times a day. The course is from two to six weeks, depending on the condition and improvements. Additionally, it is recommended to drink rosehip decoction or blackcurrant infusion or take medications containing vitamin C.

For hypertension, you can also drink chokeberry juice with honey. 50 g of fresh juice is mixed with 1 tablespoon of honey. Consume three times a day 30 minutes before meals for 1-1.5 months.

Chokeberry is an excellent remedy for solving certain health problems. And although it is believed that the berry itself is not very tasty, although “taste and color,” as they say... But in addition to the decoction that we talked about above, other medicines can be prepared from chokeberry. And you can’t even call them medicines, but it’s a fact: many of us like to prepare such “interpretations” of chokeberry as wine, jam and compote.

Chokeberry wine. Benefit. Chokeberry wine recipe

The ancient Greeks and Romans knew that wine could be used for healing. Of course, the wine must be of high quality and made using a certain technology. What could be better than homemade wine? Moreover, if it is made from healthy chokeberry berries.

This wine has some healing properties.

Benefits of chokeberry wine:

Reduces high blood pressure.
Improves stomach function.
Strengthens and vitaminizes the body.

Here is a detailed video recipe that describes how to make homemade chokeberry wine

Chokeberry jam

I’ll say right away that I’m not a supporter of jam; we need to understand that we get additional carbohydrates. But again, it's a matter of our wisdom. If we don’t abuse everything, then, of course, we won’t cause harm to the body. And on cold winter evenings, sometimes you really want to have a tea party like this. Since chokeberry itself has a tart taste, to improve the taste of future jam, you can take not only chokeberry, but also some other sweet berries or plums, for example.

Blanch 700 g of chokeberry berries in boiling water for about 5 minutes, so the berries will become more tender. We do not pour out the water in which the berries were blanched. Take two and a half glasses and mix them with a glass and a half of sugar, cook the syrup. As soon as the syrup boils, throw in the already prepared chokeberry berries and at the same time add other berries or fruits (raspberries, plums, apples and even finely chopped orange peels).

Bring everything to a strong boil, stirring occasionally, remove from heat and let cool and brew for about 8 hours. It's convenient to leave everything overnight. Then bring the mixture to a boil again and leave again for 8 hours. For the third time, bring the mixture to a boil and cook over low heat for 1-15 minutes. Then we pour everything into jars and roll up in the usual way.

Chokeberry tincture

Another recipe that uses chokeberry is an alcohol tincture. It can be added to teas for adults, as it is regarded as a warming and tonic drink.

Recipe No. 1. Chokeberry tincture with cloves.

Take 1 kg of washed chokeberry berries, pour them into a jar and gently crush them with a wooden masher. Add half a kilo of sugar, 3 cloves, mix everything well. Cover the neck with gauze and leave for a couple of days at room temperature. Next, pour in alcohol - 1 liter of vodka and close with a nylon lid. We put the jar in a dark place for a couple of months. All that remains is to wait for the measured time, strain the tincture, bottle it and you can try it. Store in a cool place.

Recipe No. 2. Tincture of chokeberry with honey and oak bark.

Wash 2.5 cups of chokeberry and pour it into a jar. Add 3 tablespoons of honey and a washed pinch of oak bark. Fill everything with 1 liter of vodka, close the jar tightly and put it in a dark place for 4-5 months. Sometimes the jar needs to be “checked” - taken out and shaken. Strain the finished tincture through several layers of gauze and bottle it.

Chokeberry for the winter. Preparation of chokeberry. How to store chokeberry?

We have already talked about the timing of picking berries - this is autumn, when the first frosts have already been observed. But how to store it in order to use the beneficial properties of the berry in winter?

The easiest way is to freeze it in the freezer and then add it to mousses, jams, or just eat a few thawed berries. When frozen, some of the vitamin P will be destroyed, but there will still be benefits from consuming chokeberry.
But dried berries will retain all their beneficial properties and will be useful in the winter. To dry, you can not tear the berry from the shield, but string it together with a wire or rope and hang it in a cool, dry place (barn, balcony, veranda). By the way, the berries can be stored in frosty conditions, retaining all their benefits.
It is also good to dry chokeberry berries. To do this, washed, dried berries are laid out on trays or small racks outdoors in the sun. You can dry the berries in the oven. To do this, first, the berries laid out on a baking sheet are dried for 20-30 minutes at a temperature of 40 degrees until the berries, when squeezed, stop releasing juice. Next, increase the temperature to 60 degrees, but not higher. Keep it like this for about 5-10 minutes. The berries should not lose their color, but still remain black. This indicates that the berries have not lost their “vitamin properties.”

Chokeberry fish. Contraindications. Harm

Aronia also has a number of contraindications for use, failure to comply with which can cause harm to the body. Chokeberry is contraindicated:

With increased blood clotting and thrombophlebitis.
For gastritis and ulcers of the stomach and duodenum during exacerbation. The rest of the time, those who have such problems with the gastrointestinal tract can consume berries and preparations made from them only with the permission of a doctor.
With low blood pressure - hypotension. Chokeberry itself lowers blood pressure, which can aggravate the problems of hypotensive patients.

These are the beneficial properties and contraindications of chokeberry.

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Chokeberry is a small tree or lush shrub. You can meet him in many summer cottages. The berries of this shrub are good for health. In the fall, they are collected and dried in the open air; rowan berries can be stored dry for up to two years. The taste of the berries is sweet and slightly tart. You can make many tasty and healthy preparations for the winter from chokeberry. We bring to your attention several recipes.

A simple recipe for chokeberry, grated with sugar

Instead of jam and various sweets, it is advisable to enjoy grated chokeberry berries with sugar. To do this, take sugar and berries at a ratio of 1:1. Rinse them thoroughly and pour boiling water over them. Then, while still hot, grind through a sieve to a soft puree. Add sugar to it and heat it over the fire, but under no circumstances bring it to a boil, because a large proportion of the beneficial components will evaporate. Place the finished mixture into pre-sterilized glass jars.

How to properly prepare juice from chokeberries

Rinse the fruits well and chop. Then warm them up to 60 -70 degrees for twenty minutes. One liter of water is required for one kilogram of puree. It is necessary to squeeze the resulting mass, and then strain through cheesecloth. Then the juice must be heated again to 80 degrees and strained. Boil the finished juice for four minutes and pour into heated jars.

Delicious chokeberry compote

It is very easy and quick to prepare such a compote. Wash and steam the berries in boiling water. Then put them in sterilized jars, fill one third with boiling syrup and seal. To prepare the syrup, take half a glass of sugar per liter of water.

Rowan wine recipe

Wine made from chokeberry will be no less beneficial for health. We wash the berries again and chop them; this can be done using a meat grinder, mortar or other convenient method. Then you need to dilute the berry puree with boiled water in a 1:1 ratio, add one and a half glasses of sugar for each kilogram of berries. Mix the resulting mass and place it in a water seal. The wine should be kept in a warm and dry place.

Aronia berries can remain on the tree for a long time if they are not eaten by birds. They can be used fresh, or you can make various preparations from them. Our next article will tell you how chokeberries are prepared for the winter.

Time to collect chokeberry berries

To make the preparations tasty and meet your expectations, you need to know when to pick the berries. The ideal time for removal is the beginning of autumn - September-October. Then the crop reaches its full maturity, it can be preserved for the long winter months and used as a preventive measure for various diseases.

Important! Berries are collected by cutting off clusters of fruit with scissors and placing them in shallow containers. By hanging them in a cool place, protected from sunlight, you can have fresh fruits on hand all winter. This could be a cellar, attic, closet on the balcony. It is important that the air temperature during storage does not rise above 5°C.

If you want to get a berry with the maximum concentration of nutrients, pick it after the first frost. It is then that it acquires its best taste. Now let's figure out what can be made from chokeberry.

Recipes for chokeberry jam

The first thought that arises when you want to prepare chokeberry is jam. There are many options for making jam from this berry, but the preparatory stages of their preparation are approximately the same.

Did you know? People often call chokeberry chokeberry, and its scientific name is chokeberry, more precisely, chokeberry Michurin. It has an incredibly high content of vitamin C, almost as much as lemon. And there is twice as much vitamin P as in black currants. It also contains a huge amount of iodine - four times more than gooseberries and raspberries.

When the time comes to make chokeberry preparations for the winter, it is important to properly heat treat the berries. It turns out that the fruits are dry, so before boiling them, it is recommended to soften them a little. This is done by sequentially lowering them for 3 to 5 minutes, either in boiling water or in cold water. After the procedure, the fruits are poured into a colander, allowed to drain, and only after that they begin to prepare jam or other preparations.

It is not beneficial for preparing the mixture, because hard rowan berries take a long time to cook. First, add half a kilo of sugar to half a liter of water and prepare syrup. They pour it over berries prepared according to the principle mentioned above and put it on the fire. When the mass boils, keep it on the fire for about five minutes, stirring constantly, and then remove and leave for about 8 hours or a little more. This time is necessary for the berries to be saturated with syrup. After this, the rest of the sugar is added to the mixture and the container is again put on fire. Stirring, cook until the syrup thickens.

The jam is placed in jars and covered with lids, usually metal ones. Can also be covered with polyethylene. Some housewives even cover the jars with film and fasten them with twine soaked in water. When it dries, it contracts, creating a tight seal.

Chokeberry jam can be made without sugar. It is especially useful in this form for people suffering from diabetes. To prepare it, take a large container, place a rag on its bottom, and place jars filled with prepared berries on top. Water is poured into a container so that it reaches the hangers of the cans, and brought to a boil over low heat. As the berries settle in the jars, you need to add them little by little. The cooking process takes about 40 minutes. When the jam in them is ready, take out the jars one by one and roll them up.

In this case, take half chokeberries and half apples. Apples also need to be blanched for at least three minutes in boiling water. From the water remaining after this procedure, syrup for jam is prepared: put the water on the fire, add sugar and, when it is completely dissolved, remove from the heat. Add berries and apples to it and leave them for four hours. Then they put it on the fire, cook after boiling for about five minutes and let it brew again for three hours. This is done several times until the berries soften. Only after this can you put the mixture into jars and roll up the lids.

Chokeberry can be prepared not only on its own; recipes often involve adding other fruits and even nuts to the jam. To prepare such an unusual jam, you need to take a kilogram of chokeberry, 300 g of Antonovka apples, 300 g of walnuts, lemon and one and a half kilograms of sugar.

Prepared berries are poured with boiling water overnight. In the morning, take this infusion and add sugar to prepare syrup. Place berries, crushed nuts, chopped apples into a boiling solution and cook in three steps for 10 minutes. Prepare the lemon in advance: scald, peel, cut and remove the seeds. During the last cooking of the mixture, this is also added. When the jam is ready, cover the container with a cotton cloth, close it with a lid of the same diameter and leave until the berries soften. Then the jam is put into jars and rolled up.

Chokeberry jam

Chokeberry is prepared in different ways; recipes for the winter also involve making jam or, as we used to call it, marmalade. For this you will need about half a kilo of sugar and a kilo of berries. The fruits are prepared for cooking, then poured into a container and covered with sugar. They must be left until they release their juice. This usually takes 3 – 5 hours. After this, place the container on the stove, bring the contents to a boil, reduce the heat and cook for exactly an hour, stirring constantly.

When the mixture has cooled, rub it through a sieve or grind the berries with a blender. The future jam is put back on the fire and boiled until it thickens. Place hot into sterile jars and seal. Used as a dessert or base for sauces.

Did you know? If you have a freezer or bulk freezer, the berries can be frozen. To do this, you need to wash them, dry them, separate them from the stalks, divide them into portions and put them in the freezer.

Recipes for chokeberry compotes

In winter, chokeberry compotes can be prepared from frozen berries, or you can use canned ones from the fall. There are several interesting recipes for making chokeberry compote for the winter.

The easiest recipe for making compote is to pour hot syrup over the berries once. Berries prepared for canning are scattered into jars to a third of their volume. Then prepare a syrup from water and sugar in a 2:1 ratio: sugar is diluted in water, brought to a boil and boiled for about 5 minutes. The syrup is poured hot into jars with berries, and immediately rolled up with metal lids. The jars are turned over, wrapped and allowed to cool. After which the workpieces can be lowered into the cellar.

You can prepare compote in another way. Pour boiling water over the berries poured into the jars, and then pour the entire contents into the container along with the berries. The mixture is boiled until the berries burst, after which sugar is added and boiled for 10 minutes. Only then the compote is poured into jars and sealed. However, it is believed that with this method of preparation many useful substances are lost.

A compote of chokeberry and sea buckthorn would be great for the winter. To do this, take the berries in a 1:2 ratio, wash, peel and lay them out on a clean towel. While the berries are drying, steam the jars and cook the syrup: add 130 g of sugar to 3 liters of water. The berries are placed in jars so that they are one third full, and then filled with syrup to the neck. The filled jars are placed in a container of water, which is brought to a boil and kept in this state for half an hour, if the jars are three-liter - 20 minutes, if the jars are two-liter - 10 minutes. Then they roll it up, turn it over, wrap it up and keep it like that for several days.

Important! In winter, compote can also be prepared from dried berries. To do this, they can be washed, separated from the stalks, laid out in one layer on paper and dried, stirring occasionally. The room where they are dried must be ventilated with a temperature not exceeding 50°C. When using ovens, the beneficial properties of the berries are lost.

Compote of chokeberry with citrus fruits

Assorted compote turns out great, especially if citrus fruits are added to it. The most popular is chokeberry compote with lemon, the recipe for which is given below. The basic cooking process is the same as described above, only lemon slices are added to the jars along with the berries. You can add an orange or two citrus fruits together. Then the jars are poured with boiling water, allowed to brew for five minutes, the water is poured into a separate pan, in which syrup is prepared at the rate of two glasses of sugar per jar. The syrup brought to a boil is poured into jars with berries and citrus fruits and rolled up with lids. The jars are turned over, left overnight, and lowered into the cellar in the morning.

Chokeberry syrup is considered healthy and tasty. To do this, take pre-prepared but already dried chokeberry berries and pour them into three-liter jars up to the shoulders. Add three tablespoons of citric acid (30 g) and pour boiling water up to the neck. Cover the tops of the jars with gauze or a saucer and leave for a couple of days.

After this period, the water is poured through a strainer into a pan, sugar is added at the rate of one and a half kilograms per three liters of water and put on fire. The syrup must be constantly stirred and heated until the sugar melts; it is not necessary to bring to a boil. When the sugar dissolves, remove from heat and let cool. The finished syrup is poured into sterile containers, covered with lids and sent to a dark, dry place. It doesn't have to be cold. Even in a warm room, the syrup can be stored for several years.

Chokeberry juice

Aronia juice will also be beneficial. To prepare it, you will need a liter of fresh chokeberry juice, a liter of apple juice and about 50 g of sugar. The juices of berries and apples are mixed, heated, sugar is added, put on low heat and brought to a boil. Then they pour it into jars and roll up the lids. The jars must first be sterilized for less than 15 minutes.

Lovers of strong drinks prepare wine from chokeberry, which pleasantly pleases not only with taste, but also with color. In addition, 200 g of this drink per day will fill the body with a huge amount of nutrients and vitamins, normalize blood pressure, improve intestinal function, sleep, and vision. To prepare wine, take a 10-liter bottle and pour 2 kg of berries into it, which were previously crushed in a meat grinder. One and a half kilograms of sugar are poured in there. The more berries there are, the richer the drink will be. Sometimes a handful of raisins or gray rice is thrown in for taste; they also contribute to a more active formation of wine yeast. A medical rubber glove is pulled over the bottle, the middle finger is pierced, and it is placed in a warm, dark place. Shake every day without removing gloves.

After three days, two liters of cold boiled water and a glass of sugar are added to the bottle. Then it is covered again with a glove and returned to its place, shaking it every day. The procedure is repeated two more times every 10 days. The wine will be ready in 33 days.

If rice or raisins were not added to the mixture, then the first procedure should be done after 10 days, when yeast is formed. This wine takes 40 days to prepare. You can drain it when the glove is down. If it is inflated, you need to wait a few more days.

The drained wine should be allowed to brew for a couple of days. Then it is poured into a container so that no sediment gets in. The manipulations are repeated every 2–3 days until a completely clear wine is formed. You can store it in a jar or bottle with a lid.

Homemade chokeberry preparations can be stronger. To prepare a berry liqueur, the washed fruits are poured into a three-liter jar up to the shoulders, half a kilo of sugar is added and poured with vodka. There should be 2 cm of free space from the edge of the neck. As a rule, a three-liter jar requires one and a half kilograms of berries and a little more than a liter of vodka. The jar is covered with parchment paper folded in three layers or a nylon lid and lowered into the cellar or placed in the refrigerator. After two months it can be taken out and bottled. The tincture is also stored in a cool place.

Aronia vinegar

U Chokeberry vinegar is rich in beneficial substances and gives dishes a special aroma, taste and color. To prepare it, you need to wash the berries, chop them and add water in a 1:1 ratio. Then per liter of mixture add 20 g of dried black bread, 50 g of sugar, 10 g of dry yeast. The liquid is left to ferment at room temperature for 10 days. After this period, 50 g of sugar is added to it. After a couple of months, the vinegar is ready. It is bottled, corked and stored in a dark place.

The fruits of chokeberries make delicious marmalade. Take ripe berries, preferably those that have already been frozen. Wash them, remove them from the stalks and blanch them in salted water. Place in a saucepan, add a little water and boil the berries. After this, they need to be slightly mashed, rubbed through a sieve and the puree put back on the fire, adding sugar. Stirring continuously, cook the mixture until it thickens. For 2 kg of berries you will need about a kilogram of sugar.

While the mixture is cooling, take a baking sheet, cover it with parchment and sprinkle with sugar. Place the cooled mixture on it and place in a hot oven. The marmalade is kept in it until a crust forms. When you take it out, sprinkle with powdered sugar and vanilla, cut into pieces and store in a closed container.

Chokeberry jelly

Aronia berry jelly also tastes great. For a kilogram of fruit you will need half a liter of water and 700 g of sugar. Pour the sorted, washed and blanched berries into a container, add hot water and boil until they soften. Then remove from heat, let cool, and squeeze the mixture through cheesecloth. Add sugar to the resulting liquid and put it on the fire again, but this time slowly. Bring to a boil, keep on fire for 15 minutes. While the liquid has not cooled, it is poured into jars that have been sterilized in advance. They are covered with lids or parchment, tightly tying the neck.

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Chokeberry for the winter is a preparation that is very beneficial for the body. Previously, berries were widely used. They were used as medicine, as food, and as decoration. Nowadays, chokeberry fruits are not so popular, but preparations do not lose their relevance.

Known as chokeberry, the tree produces sweet and sour black berries that have a tart flavor. The harvest is often ready for harvest from mid-September to October. The fruits contain vitamins of groups C, E, B and A. The berries are also rich in fluorine, iron, iodine and magnesium. Chokeberry is not a high-calorie product.

Now let's talk about what to make from chokeberry for the winter. Housewives prepare a variety of preparations from chokeberry - it can be liqueur, jam, candied fruits, wine, jam or tincture. The berries are also dried and frozen. In any case, the finished product will be tasty, aromatic and healing. It was already mentioned above about what time you can harvest. But in order for the berries to gain the maximum amount of vitamins and taste, it is recommended to wait until the first frost.

Due to the unique chemical composition, it is important to pay attention to the following features of the preparation of chokeberry:

Taste features. The vitamin composition and amount of sugar in the berries is determined by the abundance of sun and soil fertility. Even under the most ideal growing conditions, it is recommended to enrich the taste of the future harvest. Citric acid, which is added in minimal quantities, will help. The substance will make the taste lighter and remove viscosity.
Best before date. Due to the minimal content of yeast bacteria, rowan berries are stored for a long time even without sterilization. The juice will not ferment, but the wine still needs to be stored according to the specified requirements.
Color. The dark, almost black juice of the berries will color any surface it touches. It is important to remember that juice stains are difficult to remove from hands, furniture, fabrics and enamelware.
Compatibility with other products. The berries have a mild aroma and taste; chokeberry goes well with the leaves of fruit trees, fruits, berries and citrus fruits. As a rule, spices are not added to preparations.

Video “Chokeberry for the winter with orange and lemon”

From this video you will learn a recipe for chokeberry with orange and lemon for the winter.

Step-by-step recipes

The article presents step-by-step recipes for preparations for the winter, among which you will definitely find the preparation option that your family will like.

Marmalade

Even despite the astringent properties and astringency of chokeberry berries, many people prefer to make marmalade from it. The finished product is aromatic, sweet, but not cloying. Take 1 kg of rowan, 600 g of sugar and 400 ml of purified water.

Sort the berries, wash and place in a saucepan.
Add water and heat over medium heat.
Cook until the chokeberry softens.
Rub the mixture through a sieve.
Add granulated sugar to the resulting puree and put on fire.
Boil the mixture until it thickens.
Prepare a bowl in which to place the prepared marmalade.
Moisten the dishes with ice water and apply the berry mixture evenly over the surface with a knife.
Leave to cool.

Serve by cutting into pieces and rolling in granulated sugar.

Paste

This option is ideal for all sweet lovers. Prepare 10 cups of chokeberry, 2 egg whites and 5 cups of sugar.

Place the fruits in a metal container and crush to a puree.
Add sugar, cover with a lid and place in the oven, preheated to 160°C.
When the juice appears, stir the mixture so that the granulated sugar dissolves better.
When the mass looks like jelly, grind through a sieve and cool.
Pour the egg whites into the cooled mixture and beat well.
Place a third of the mixture on a heat-resistant dish and place in the oven at 80°C.
As soon as the first layer dries, place another third of the mixture on top, and then the last portion.
Cover the finished pastille with parchment or a dish lid and store in a cool place.

Jam

Although the fruits of chokeberry are tart and relatively sour, they make healthy and tasty jam. Take 1 kg of berries, 300 ml of water, 1.5 kg of granulated sugar.

Steam clean berries in a container with boiling water.
After the fruits have softened, grind them through a sieve (you can also pass them through a meat grinder).
Pour the finished puree into a bowl, add granulated sugar, stir.
Cook the jam until done in one batch.
Pour the hot treat into clean jars and pasteurize for 20 minutes.

Candied fruit

By preparing this dish, people with diabetes receive excellent sweetness with a sugar substitute. This recipe makes candied fruits incredibly tasty.

List of ingredients: 1 kg of berries and sugar, 1 bag of vanillin, 1 glass of purified water, 1 tsp. citric acid.

Leave the chokeberry fruits in water for 48 hours. Change the fluid several times a day.
Prepare syrup from water and sugar, place berries in it.
Cook for an hour, add acid and vanillin at the end.
Place the fruits in a colander overnight.
Scatter the berries on paper and leave to dry for a day.

Juice

It is often used as a medicine for coughs, colds and runny nose. Since freshly squeezed juice cannot be prepared within a year, we present to your attention a good recipe for rolled juice.

Wash the clusters of black berries and remove the greens.
Take 1 kg of clean berries and squeeze the juice out of them through a sieve.
If there is a lot of cake left, pour a glass of warm water over it, leave for an hour, and pass through a sieve again.
Boil the mixture, pour into jars and begin sterilization.
From the moment the water boils, sterilize the jars for 15 minutes.
Take them out and close them with clean lids.

There is no need to turn the containers over, but it is necessary to cover them with a blanket.

Jam with apples

To prepare chokeberry and apple jam, you need the following ingredients: 1 kg of rowan, 2.5 kg of apples, 3.5 cups of sugar, 5 cups of water.

Boil the berries in water for 45 minutes.
Pour the liquid into a separate bowl and grind the berry mass through a meat grinder.
Prepare apples: wash and dry, remove seeds, cut into cubes.
Pour the apples with the water in which the berries were boiled and cook for 30 minutes.
Rub the apples through a sieve to form a puree, discard the peel.
Mix both masses, add sugar, leave overnight.
Place the bowl over moderate heat and cook until the mixture becomes thick.
Turn off the stove, pour the hot treat into sterilized jars and close.

Jam

Delicious jam is also often prepared from chokeberries. Below are good recipes that even novice housewives can handle.

Mashed with sugar

The amount of ingredients is determined depending on the case, but it is important to adhere to the following proportion: 1 kg of berries per 500 g of granulated sugar.

Sort the rowan fruits and remove the branches.
Rinse and leave to dry.
Grind the berries in a blender along with sugar.
Prepare jars by sterilizing them first.
Pour the mixture pureed with sugar into still hot containers.
Leave the jars open for 5-10 minutes to allow the rowan juice to release.
Cover with lids, let cool and store in the refrigerator.

With lemons

The list of ingredients consists of 1 kg of chokeberry, 300 g of apples, 1 lemon, 300 nuts, 1.5 kg of sugar.

Pour boiling water over the chokeberry fruits and leave until morning.
Pour the infusion into a separate container, add sugar and prepare syrup.
As soon as it boils, add rowan berries, chopped nuts and chopped apples.
Cook the mixture three times for ten minutes.
At the last time, add lemon, previously peeled, scalded with boiling water and chopped in a meat grinder.
Cover the container containing the mixture with a cloth and cover it with a bowl. This will create a cushion of air, thanks to which the berries will soften.
After the delicacy has infused, pour into clean jars and close.

With quince

Take 400 g of quince, 1 kg of rowan berries, 1.2 kg of sugar and 200 ml of water.

Rinse the berries well and boil in water.
Add granulated sugar, cook for 10 minutes.
Throw in small pieces of quince and cook until all ingredients are ready.
Pour the mixture into clean jars and roll up.

With cherry leaves

Delicious jam is also often made using cherry leaves. The delicacy is prepared according to the above principle. The only difference is that initially the cherry leaves are boiled in water, and only then the berries are boiled in it. It is believed that 100 g of leaves are taken per 1 kg of chokeberry.

As you can see, there are many options for preparing for the winter. For example, a healing drink is prepared from chokeberry syrup for the winter by diluting it with clean water. Jam is used as a filling for baked goods or as an addition to sandwiches.

Any jam goes well with hot tea, especially on winter evenings.