Cloudberries in syrup for the winter

Cloudberries in syrup are an excellent option for long-term storage of this berry. The ability to stock up on it is especially valuable because this berry is more often found closer to the north of the country, and residents of the central and western regions are less likely to find it on sale or even pick it themselves.

How to cook cloudberries in sugar syrup correctly

Some recipes for cloudberries with syrup are similar to making jam. Depending on the wishes of the cook, you can either leave the berries whole or grind them through a sieve to obtain a homogeneous mass, more reminiscent of jam.

The basic rules for procurement include the following:

1. Before starting cooking, be sure to sterilize the dishes.
2. You need to pick (or buy) berries between mid-July and early August. It's better to limit yourself to July. Although ripe fruits are needed for syrup preparations, it is worth taking slightly unripe, red-yellow cloudberries and letting them ripen.
3. Ripe and even overripe berries are suitable for canning, but for freezing or drying it is better to use slightly unripe fruits.
4. Ripe fruits must be used as quickly as possible, since ripe cloudberries spoil quickly - within 3-4 days.
5. The required ingredients for preparation are berries and sugar; cooks add everything else to their own taste and discretion.
6. When preparing cloudberry syrup, it is recommended to maintain a 1:1 ratio. However, this recommendation is rather conditional, and the ratio can be changed according to the tastes of the cook.

A simple recipe for cloudberries in syrup

The classic recipe for cloudberries in syrup for the winter includes the following ingredients in a one-to-one ratio:

• cloudberry;
• granulated sugar;
• as well as about a liter of water.

Prepare as follows:

1. The cloudberries are washed under running water, transferred to a colander or sieve and left for a few minutes to allow the liquid to drain.
2. While the berries are drying, cook the syrup - the amount of sugar and water is indicated approximately and can be changed at the request of the cook. Typically 800g is required per liter.
3. After thickening, the syrup is boiled for a few more minutes, then cloudberries are added, stirred and the berries are allowed to cook for 15–20 minutes.
4. Remove from heat, transfer to jars and seal the preserves.

Cloudberries in sugar syrup with lemon and cinnamon

This recipe for preparing cloudberries in syrup is considered simple, but very tasty.

You will need:

• berries and sugar – 1 to 1;
• cinnamon – 1 stick or teaspoon;
• a quarter of a lemon.

Prepared using the following technology:

1. The washed berries are placed in a deep bowl and covered with granulated sugar, then left for 5–8 hours until the juice appears.
2. Cut the lemon into large slices.
3. The container with berries and juice is put on fire, lemon and cinnamon are added there.
4. Stirring, cook until boiling.
5. Leave the mixture and wait for it to thicken.
6. Return the pan to the stove and boil again, stirring constantly.
7. Carefully remove the lemon slices and cinnamon stick from the mixture.
8. Place the berries in jars and close the canning.

How to make cloudberries in mint syrup

The recipe for cloudberries in sugar syrup with mint is based on the previous one and is very similar to it. A few sprigs of mint, along with lemon and cinnamon, can be added to the syrup early in the preparation. If only this ingredient is used for additional taste, then the proportions will be as follows: per kilogram of fresh fruit you will need 10–20 grams of fresh mint.

In addition, fresh mint can be left in jars after cooking.

Cloudberries in syrup without cooking

To prepare cloudberries in syrup for the winter without cooking according to this recipe, you will need an oven.

To prepare you will need:

• kilogram of berries;
• kilogram of granulated sugar.

Prepare as follows:

1. Wash the cloudberries under a thin stream of water, drain the water and let the berries dry a little.
2. Place the ingredients in 1–2 cm layers of berries-granulated sugar-berries in a jar. It is better to take a small jar.
3. Place a towel or wooden cutting board on a baking sheet, place a jar on it and send the future workpiece to the oven at a temperature of 110 degrees.
4. After 20 minutes, the temperature is raised to 150 degrees and maintained for 20 minutes, then turn off the oven.
5. Close the blanks.

How to make cloudberries in concentrated syrup

The recipe for a concentrated preparation of cloudberries in syrup for the winter is not very complicated. The end result can be used both as a drink and as a filling for pies, pancakes, etc.

The peculiarity of this recipe is that the result looks much more like jam rather than preserves, and also that during the cooking process it is better to use ripe and overripe berries.

You will need:

• 1 kg cloudberries;
• 500 granulated sugar.

Preparation proceeds as follows:

1. The berries are washed in hot water and the jars are sterilized.
2. The fruits are ground or passed through a meat grinder, or alternatively, crushed using a food processor.
3. Add sugar to the resulting thick mixture and mix thoroughly.
4. Pour the mixture into jars and close the blanks.

To obtain juice, the mixture is usually diluted with water in a ratio of 1:4.

Rules for storing cloudberries in syrup

Despite the differences in recipes for preparing cloudberries in syrup for the winter, the finished product is stored under approximately the same conditions.

Storage conditions depend on whether the workpieces were heat treated or not. Typically, the minimum shelf life is six months. This applies precisely to those cases when the recipe does not specify heat treatment of the dish.

Otherwise, the average shelf life of such blanks ranges from one to two years.

Store the twists in a cool place.

Conclusion

Cloudberry in syrup is a dish that is not widely known. As mentioned earlier, one of the reasons for the rather low popularity is the comparative rarity of this berry in central Russia. However, the rarity of the berry does not at all affect its benefits or the taste of the resulting preparations.Due to the ease of preparation, the end result is usually wonderful and also healthy, especially in winter.

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