The blueberry season in Poland lasts from July to September. You can enjoy their extraordinary taste and health properties long after it ends, regardless of the season.
All you have to do is protect your fruit properly. Just, How to store blueberries so that they are appetizing throughout the winter? He doesn’t know that there is one much better method than freezing.
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Freezing blueberries allows them to extend their durability. It’s a day, but a non -ideal preparation methodbecause the fruit often loses through it on taste and consistency. They usually become soft and rubberies after thawing, which makes them average for cakes or desserts, and their food is no longer pleased.
A good alternative to freezing can be storing blueberries in a jar in the form of preserves, e.g. syrup, jam, compote or juice. Our great -grandmother has already used this form of protecting crops against the passage of time, because it allows them to keep them fresh and tasty for many months thanks to pasteurization
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Recipes for preserves from seasonal fruits are not lacking on the internet. One of the most interesting recipes that Internet users loved is the recipe for blueberries in syrup, which taste great with desserts, i.e. ice cream or cakes.
To prepare six medium jars (300 ml each), you need 1 kg of blueberries, 0.5 kg of sugar, 0.5 liters of water and 3 teaspoons of lemon juice. You can also add some cinnamon for a more interesting taste.
Preparation of blueberries in syrup start with the disguise of fruit, rinsing them and drying on a strainer. Of course, the jars must also be thoroughly scaldedso that the preparations do not break and have the right quality.
Boil water with sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon. When the sugar dissolves, a syrup with a medium thick consistency will be created. Pour blueberries into jars, leaving 2.5 cm space from the shore.
Pour the fruit with warm syrup, completely covering them and screw the jars. Place the jars in a pot with a cloth, pouring water to about 75 percent of their amount. Pasteurization should last 20-25 minutes. Take the hot dishes out of the water, put “upside down” and wait for them to cool. If the lids were suffered, you did a good job.
