Winter ailments can be overcome with natural remedies. This is mashed raspberries with sugar. It contains salicylic acid, which acts against germs and inflammation. And vitamin complexes.
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This is an effective remedy when you need to treat a cold. And it is also considered a delicious dessert. Therefore, in order to preserve the usefulness of raspberries, they are ground with granulated sugar and not boiled.
What are the benefits and harms of raspberries?
Raspberries are a very valuable and healthy berry that contains potassium, magnesium, and a large amount of vitamin C. Those who care about their health are recommended to include berries in their diet. It is preferable to prepare raspberries for the winter without heat treatment, or the processing should be minimal.
Benefit:
- The berries have antipyretic properties due to the salicylic acid contained in them.
- Fresh raspberries are useful for anemia, atherosclerosis, scurvy, colitis, and hypertension.
- Speaking about the benefits of berries, one cannot fail to mention vitamin A, vitamins B, PP, and C, which are included in its composition.
- Useful for the lymphatic and circulatory system, protects against cholesterol plaques.
- There are undeniable benefits for viral and colds and prevention.
Harm:
- For gastritis and ulcers, it is not recommended to eat raspberries.
- People with impaired kidney function, as it has a diuretic effect and can put a strain on the kidneys.
- Should not be used if you have gout.
If there are no contraindications, consume during the season; it is useful fresh. Now there are varieties that produce crops twice a season, in summer and autumn, and there are different varieties and colors. There are yellow raspberries, a little unusual for us, but tasty.
Raspberries for the winter pureed with sugar without cooking: proportions
I seal it in glass jars with screw caps. And I put it in the refrigerator for storage. I add 1 tablespoon of sugar on top before closing the jar and then screw the lid on.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg. raspberries
- 2 kg. Sahara
This is the berry I have, straight from the garden. Make sure there are no spoiled berries, otherwise all the jam will spoil.
I’ll tell you right away why I put these proportions. So that the jars can be stored until spring. I tried cooking in a 1:1 ratio, mold appeared. But you can take not 2 kg. sugar, but for example 1.5.
When I freeze in trays, I put sugar in a 1:1 ratio, but you can also store fresh berries in the freezer, whole, without sugar.
Having heard that gardeners advise not to wash the berries so as not to lose juice, but I carefully pour cold water on them and rinse the berries. I place them in a colander and let the excess water drain out. I prefer to wash the berries, I don’t know about you?
Next, I take a deep bowl, such that it is convenient to mix. I pour sugar into it and lay out the berries.
I mix everything with a wooden spoon, very thoroughly, rubbing the raspberries and sugar. You can grind it in a blender, but it is not advisable to touch it with iron, although many housewives use a blender for grinding. You can also mash it with a wooden rolling pin.
Leave for a while, let the sugar dissolve, then mix everything again. Boil the jars. They can be placed in the oven or microwave; I use the kettle method. Boiled the lids, too.
I put the raspberry jam in jars, with 1 tbsp on top. spoon of sugar and screw on the lid.
I store the jars in the refrigerator and use them when necessary. We most often use it for tea, for medicinal and preventive purposes.
Canned raspberries in their own juice
If you are interested in how to cook raspberries in your own juice for the winter, then pay attention to this recipe. It is simple and fast, does not require extra effort and allows you to preserve the natural taste and beneficial properties of the berries as much as possible.
Ingredients:
- raspberries (fresh) – 2 kg;
- granulated sugar – 0.5 kg.
Preparation:
- Sort through the raspberries.
- Thoroughly wash, sterilize and dry the jars.
- Place the raspberries in prepared jars, sprinkling each layer of berries with one or two tablespoons of sugar. To ensure that there are no empty spaces left inside, the jars should be shaken a little and tapped on the table.
- Cover the filled jars with lids and leave for 4-6 hours, giving the berries time to release their juice and the sugar to dissolve.
- Prepare a large wide pan for sterilizing the workpiece. Place a wire rack or towel on the bottom, place the jars and fill them with cold water up to their shoulders. Bring water in a saucepan to a boil, reduce heat. Sterilize for 15-30 minutes depending on the volume of the jars.
- Roll up the lids tightly, first dipping them in boiling water. Check the quality of the closure, place the jars upside down, wrap them and wait until they cool completely.
This preparation is very convenient to use in winter for adding to all kinds of desserts and baked goods, and it should be stored in a cool, dark place.
Raw raspberry and blackcurrant jam for the winter
Everyone knows that these berries are an excellent remedy for colds and tea. You can cook it separately, or you can combine these two ingredients together to create an excellent vitamin bomb.
To keep raspberries in the refrigerator until spring, you need a lot of sugar, otherwise they will ferment. Blackcurrant has gelling properties. I added sugar 1:1, and the berries were stored perfectly until spring. When there is a lot of sugar, the tea turns out sickly sweet.
Ingredients:
- 2.5 kg. raspberries
- 1.5 kg. black currant
- 4 kg. Sahara
The proportions used in the recipe are 1:1. Raspberries and black currants need to be washed well, you can dry the berries so that there is no excess moisture. You need to grind the raspberries, you can do this with a “potato masher.”
Finely chop the currants using a blender. Mix two types of berries in one container.
Add sugar and mix everything well. Leave the berries for 20 minutes at room temperature so that the sugar dissolves.
Boil the jars and lids, this is important, do not think that sugar will give a guarantee, no, the jars and lids need to be boiled well. It should be poured into dry, sterile jars.
We wipe the jars if any drips form, because even though we try to do everything carefully, a drop will still drip somewhere. Wipe the jars, close the lids, and put them in the refrigerator.
Typically, either nylon lids or jars with screw-on lids are used for these purposes.
Classic recipe for raspberries, grated with sugar
In order to quickly candied raspberries for the winter, you will need:
- 1 kilogram of the main ingredient;
- 1.5 kilograms of granulated sugar;
- 100 grams of powdered sugar.
The prepared berries are placed in an enamel container. Add sugar and mash with a wooden masher. Grated fresh raspberries will turn out delicious even if you use a high-quality blender.
But first you need to find out whether the device can work with the seeds that are present in the berries.
Leave the products together for a couple of hours. At this time, do thorough sterilization. After 3 hours, the mixture is poured into clean jars. At the same time, be sure to leave room to create the so-called sugar jam. The top of the jam is sprinkled with powdered sugar and rolled up.
Raspberries with sugar without cooking in the freezer
Raspberries can be stored not only in the refrigerator, but also in the freezer. It needs to be placed in trays. It is important that they have airtight lids. You need to put much less sugar than in the previous recipe. We put a lot because it is stored in the refrigerator, and the temperature is different, mine is 5 degrees, and in the freezer it is -18.
Ingredients:
- 3 kg. raspberries
- 1 kg. Sahara
We make the proportions 3:1, that is, three parts raspberries, one part sugar. We will prepare it in trays with lids. You can prepare any proportions in this way. Measure in jars or cups.
Wash the berries, place in a bowl, add sugar and puree using a blender.
The result is a thick and homogeneous puree, now we need all the sugar to dissolve. Leave for 20-30 minutes, this way the sugar will melt and you can pour it.
Pour into trays, cover with lids, and put in the freezer. We do not fill the trays completely, otherwise the lid will not be convenient to cover. It would be good if these were trays with an airtight lid. So that they are very tightly closed, and no foreign odors penetrate inside.
Store in trays and use if necessary. I take a clean spoon and scoop out as much as I need and then I cover the tray and put it back in the freezer.
Freezing berries - how to preserve the benefits?
A widespread method of preparing berries and vegetables for the winter is by freezing. In special freezers, in which cooling goes below -18°C, they can be stored for up to a year, that is, almost until the new harvest. In an ordinary refrigerator, where the temperature does not drop to -12°C, the beneficial and tasteful qualities of food are preserved for no more than three months.
You can store fresh raspberries for future use in two ways:
- whole ripe, but not overripe berries with or without sugar;
- in the form of soft berries puree with sugar. with or without sand.
Containers and freezing techniques
An important point when freezing is the choice of container. It is best to use plastic containers with lids or cups, as well as plastic bags designed for storing food; to ensure against breaks, you need to use two pieces for one serving.
High-quality preparations are obtained by pre-freezing whole berries. To do this, they are poured in one layer onto a tray, without allowing them to touch each other, and placed in the freezer for three hours. After freezing, raspberries can be transferred to any container for further storage at sub-zero temperatures.
Primary cooling is required to prevent sticking into a solid lump and loss of external qualities during defrosting.
The berries are not subject to secondary freezing, so the volumes of preparations must be calculated for one-time consumption.
How to Freeze Whole Raspberries
There are several ways to freeze, one involves using sugar, and the second involves using whole berries. I use these berries to decorate desserts. But they can be eaten after defrosting.
This method involves using whole berries. So that they do not stick together, do not bunch up into one lump, but maintain their integrity, they should be laid out on a cutting board or tray, or other flat surface, in one layer.
Then freeze the berries until they are frozen and place them in a bag or any other container. For example, in a little bag, in a tray, or in plastic cups, which are wrapped on top with cling film.
You can choose your own cooking methods. I bring to your attention a very tasty thick raspberry jam, which is prepared without seeds.
Thick seedless raspberry jam
This recipe does not involve any thickeners or the use of gelatin, but it turns out thick, soft, and spreads perfectly on a piece of bread. Although it is thick, it spreads quite well, as it has a soft consistency.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg raspberries
- 1 kg sugar
- 100 ml water (optional)
- 2 grams citric acid
This amount of ingredients makes 1 liter of jam.
Wash the raspberries, place in a colander, and allow the liquid to drain to remove excess moisture. Grind with a blender into a homogeneous puree.
Pour into a saucepan, put on fire, add water, and cook for a couple of minutes. Then we rub it through a fine sieve, we need it to make jam, and all the seeds remain in the sieve.
Pour the puree into a saucepan, add sugar, after adding sugar, the mass becomes more than a liter. Place on the fire and cook after boiling for 15 to 30 minutes, no more. Periodically remove the foam.
We check the raspberry jam for readiness, to do this you need to drop a drop on the plate, run it with a spoon, and if the edges do not stick together, then the jam is ready.
Let us not be confused by the fact that we are not expecting it to be very thick; when it cools, it will thicken. Pour citric acid into a bowl, add 1 tablespoon of water, stir until dissolved. Pour into jam.
Citric acid serves as a stabilizer so that the mass does not become sugary, and in addition, lemon will preserve the beautiful raspberry color and serve as an excellent preservative.
After adding the acid, bring to a boil, boil for half a minute, and pour the treats into sterile jars. Screw on with sterile caps.
It needs to be rolled and poured while hot. The jars must cool completely, and only then we put them in the cellar or other cool place. After cooling it will thicken well.
Raspberry marshmallow - “dry jam”
If raspberries, ground with sugar, are dried, they will take up much less space and can be stored under normal conditions. And the resulting pastille with a rich, concentrated berry flavor will become a real treat for children and adults - an excellent natural alternative to store-bought candies and other sweets.
Ingredients:
- fresh raspberries – 1 kg;
- sugar/honey – 50-100 g (to taste).
Cooking technology:
- Mash the prepared (clean, dry) raspberries to a puree using a blender or wooden masher in a non-oxidizing container.
- To obtain a more uniform consistency and remove numerous seeds, which many people do not like, rub the resulting berry mass through a sieve.
- Add sugar or honey (if raspberries themselves are sweet, you can do without them), mix.
- Heat the prepared raspberry puree over low heat for 15-20 minutes, without bringing to a boil. This step is also optional, but it helps to achieve complete dissolution of the sugar and a thicker consistency.
- Line a baking sheet with baking paper, parchment or a silicone mat. Lightly grease the paper with odorless vegetable oil.
- Pour the raspberry puree onto a baking sheet and smooth it out with a spatula so that the layer is thin (5-6 mm) and uniform.
- Place the marshmallow to dry in the oven or in a well-ventilated area (in hot weather). The process of natural air drying will take several days, and in the oven – several hours. The temperature in the oven should be set to low (40-60 ℃), preferably in convection mode, leaving the door slightly open.
- The readiness of the marshmallow is determined by its appearance and tactile sensations - it should not stick to your fingers and be elastic.
- Turn the finished marshmallow over and so that the paper layer can be easily removed, moisten it with a damp sponge and after 3-5 minutes wipe it dry with a napkin. Remove the paper.
- Cut the marshmallow into pieces of arbitrary shape or long strips that can be conveniently rolled into tubes (as in the photo). If desired, sprinkle them with powdered sugar.
- Place in a clean, dry jar, close the lid tightly and store in a cool, dark place.
Do not throw away the cake remaining after grinding the raspberries through a sieve. It can be added to compote or tea.
Raspberries in honey for the winter without cold cooking
Natural honey serves as an excellent preservative for berries, which has double benefits for our health. Can be frozen or stored in the refrigerator. The berries are simply ground with honey and stored in sterile jars.
It combines not only a healthy dessert, but also a valuable cure for colds.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg. raspberries
- 1 liter of honey
It is better to take natural honey. If possible, buy from trusted beekeepers. Raspberries need to be washed and dried to get rid of excess liquid.
We fill the jar in layers, and pour honey over each layer, lightly tamping it down so that the berries do not rise up and are completely covered.
So fill it to the very top. You can also make it into trays and freeze it. Cover with a lid and store in the refrigerator. An excellent remedy for various colds, an excellent addition to linden tea in winter. Health to you and your loved ones.
