Cloudberry belongs to fruit crops; its closest relatives are raspberries and blackberries. The fruits are tender, juicy, and rich in nutrients. With the help of berries, residents of the North cure scurvy (a disease that develops due to a catastrophic lack of vitamin C). The plant ripens early and grows in swampy areas. You can preserve the harvest by drying, freezing, or preparing cloudberries with sugar for the winter.
Features of preparing cloudberries, grated with sugar for the winter
Before starting work, the berries must be sorted. They do not need to be washed - the fruits are fragile and can be destroyed by mechanical stress. If the berries still need to be washed, it is recommended to rinse them in a sieve and place them under the tap. It is strictly not recommended to pour cloudberries into a pan and add water.
The best way to preserve products without cooking is freezing - this way you can preserve all the valuable properties. After defrosting, the fruits are suitable for making jam, confiture, jam, compote, wine, liqueur.
After placing the cloudberries in dry containers, they are placed in the freezer. This is suitable if it is used as a semi-finished product for making compote, juice, or jam.
When using the fruit as a decoration for dessert or baked goods, lay it out on a baking sheet, keep it in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours, and lay the frozen berries in a container in layers. In this form, the product is stored for 1-3 years without harm to appearance and taste.
Recipe Ingredients Required
The set of ingredients for preparation is simple - 1.5 kg of cloudberries and 2 kg of sugar. If desired, you can add various additives and components such as raspberries, cherries, mint, strawberries, cherries. The proportions of sugar and berries vary, depending on how they will be stored. If products are canned, the amount of granulated sugar is reduced. If the fruits are ground with sugar, more is added.
Rules for choosing berries
The berries must be intact, without signs of rot or damage. Rotten and damaged specimens are discarded. Ripe fruits are identified by their orange-yellow, red color, bright green, open sepals.Cloudberries have a spicy-sour taste and a pleasant delicate aroma; they are consumed fresh, soaked, pickled, or steamed.
In northern conditions, cloudberry fruits are taken as an anti-scurvy agent; canned products are used as an anti-inflammatory, hemostatic, and diuretic. Due to their rich composition, they are included in therapeutic and dietary nutrition.
The shelf life of fresh ripe berries is up to 4 days, unripe specimens are stored for up to 14 days. Fresh and frozen cloudberries are used to make jelly, compote, jam, jelly, liqueur, marmalade, wine, and baking filling.
Preparing the dishes
Choose a container that is intact, without chips or cracks, especially at the neck of the bottle. The containers are washed with soapy water and a sponge to remove dirt. After rinsing the container several times, it is turned over to dry naturally, after which it is sterilized along with the lids.
Cooking steps
Preparing cloudberries with sugar occurs in stages:
- the berries are sorted, defective specimens are removed, washed, blanched in boiling water for 4-5 minutes, wiped with a sieve;
- 1 kg of the resulting mass must be filled with 0.5 kg of granulated sugar and stirred;
- cover the pan and leave to release the juice for several hours.
The finished products are placed in sterilized jars, rolled up, and placed in permanent storage. You can simplify the cooking process by using a blender. The crushed mass is mixed with sugar and left for 6 hours to dissolve the sugar and release the juice. After the specified time has passed, the contents of the pan are thoroughly mixed, transferred to sterilized bottles, and rolled up.
Storage periods and rules
A dark, cool place such as a cellar, basement, or pantry is suitable for storing twists.Cloudberries with sugar do not spoil for 1-1.5 years.
