Fruit and berry preserves, marmalade and marmalade are, of course, indispensable as desserts and pie fillings. Meanwhile, during the cooking process, some vitamins, minerals and other beneficial substances are lost. If you rub a plum or any other fruit with sugar for the winter, then for a long time the dish will fully retain all its beneficial properties. This harvesting method has gained immense popularity among housewives.
Tips and Tricks
Plum preparation is excellent from sweet fruits. For example, the taste of a ready-made thorn product is astringent and sweet, while fruit puree made from elongated fruits has a sweet and sour taste. The skin of plums contains a pigment substance that gives color. The more intense the color, the brighter the dish.
Thanks to the sugar layer that clogs the workpiece, as well as oxygen, pureed plums with sugar are stored for 12 months or more.
It is important! To prevent the product from spoiling, it is necessary that the sugar crystals completely dissolve. This is done by stirring.
Recipe Ingredients Required
For plums mashed with sugar for the winter, you only need two products. These are the plums themselves and granulated sugar. The proportions are as follows: 1.2-1.5 kilograms of sugar are taken per kilogram of fruit. This amount of product will fit in a liter glass jar.
Product selection and preparation
For fresh harvesting for the winter, the “domestic Hungarian” plum variety is suitable. Its fruits are medium in size, round in appearance, and have a dark purple color. The pulp is distinguished by its juiciness, aroma, and the color in the finished dish is dark red or cherry in color.
Fruits should be sorted carefully. The plums must not be wormy, bruised, or watery.
The bones are usually removed with gloves, as the skin of the hands may become stained. Large varieties of this dish will turn out to be of lower quality; you will have to use more sugar, which will not have the best effect on the taste.
How to properly prepare containers
Although the dish is not picky and can be stored for a long time, the container still needs to be carefully prepared.Glass containers should be washed under running water with soda or laundry soap, turned over onto a clean towel, and allowed to drain.
Carefully place the container on a baking sheet, open the door of the electric oven and place it on the middle level. Turn on the oven to one hundred and twenty degrees. After 15-20 minutes, the jars will heat up and sterilize.
How to prepare plums twisted with sugar for the winter
To properly preserve plums without cooking for the entire cold period, you must:
- Rinse the fruits thoroughly and dry.
- Remove the seeds.
- Make a puree from them using a blender or meat grinder.
- Pass through a sieve so that the remaining peel does not interfere with the addition of sugar later.
- Add granulated sugar to the grated fruit and stir with a wooden spoon.
- Stir frequently until the sugar crystals are completely dissolved. This may take several hours, even days.
- Fill sterile jars, leaving two to three centimeters free at the top.
- Fill the remaining free space with sugar and immediately close tightly.
Grated plums are ready for the winter without additional cooking.
How and for how long can you store the treat?
This tasty delicacy, thanks to the large amount of sugar and the properties of plums, is stored for quite a long time - about a year. It is often recommended to store pureed plums with sugar in the refrigerator, on the bottom shelf, or in the cellar.
Meanwhile, it is known that the finished product can withstand warmer temperatures very well. At plus fifteen or plus twenty degrees, it does not become sugary and does not spoil. Used as a filling or eaten as a snack with tea.
