Persimmon preparations for the winter

Content

1 How to choose the right persimmon
2 How to freeze persimmons
3 How to wilt persimmons
4 How to dry persimmons
5 How to make jam or marmalade
6 Whole fruits preserved in apple juice
7 How to make wine

Persimmon is a very interesting berry, and its main feature is its ripening time. The harvest of orange fruits ripens from October until frost. It is believed that only frozen persimmons need to be picked from the branches, then they will be juicy and get rid of the astringency. It turns out that in the autumn-winter season, persimmon is the only source of fresh vitamins and microelements such as iron, iodine and many others. The only drawback of tasty fruits is their short shelf life. To enjoy fragrant persimmons longer, housewives make preparations from this fruit for the winter.

What preparations can be made from persimmons for the winter, and what recipes are best to use - there will be an article about this.

How to choose the right persimmon

Usually the fruits are picked from the tree when they become soft enough. It is believed that Only ripe berries lack tannin, a substance that causes an unpleasant astringent effect.

Attention! Tart persimmons should not be eaten in large quantities. Not only is it tasteless, but it can also cause stomach upset due to its high tannin content.

Today there are many varieties of persimmon, some of them grow only in subtropics or tropical climates, others can be grown even in the Caucasus.The fruits of different varieties differ in both appearance and taste.

To choose a good persimmon, you should pay attention to:

softness - the fruits must be ripe, but not overripe or rotten;
brown veins on the peel indicate that the persimmon was collected on time;
the leaves on the berries should be dry and brown;
The shape and size of the fruit can be any - a lot depends on the variety.

Properly harvested fresh persimmons can be stored for up to three months. This is quite a long period, but the difficulty lies in the need for suitable storage conditions. In order for the fruit to last until spring, the storage must be maintained at a constant temperature within 0 - +1 degrees, humidity - about 90%. It is also recommended to place boxes of fruits that emit ethylene (bananas or apples) next to persimmons.

As seen, Preserving fresh persimmons at home is very problematic, so people have come up with a lot of options for preparing this berry.

How to freeze persimmons

After the advent of household freezers, freezing any vegetables and fruits became commonplace. Persimmon is no exception; it can also be frozen, but the temperature in the freezer should not be higher than -18 degrees.

Important! Frozen persimmons completely get rid of astringency. That is, if fresh fruits had too much tannin, their taste was unpleasant and astringent, after freezing these defects will completely disappear.

To get rid of the astringency, just freeze the fruit for several hours. There is also the option of freezing the fruits for the whole winter, because they can stay in the freezer for more than six months.

As you know, most of the vitamins are preserved in frozen foods, so there is a sense in freezing persimmons that are perishable, and it is quite significant. You just need to know how to properly make such preparations for the winter.

The correct way to freeze orange fruit is as follows:

If the berries are frozen whole, they are first washed and then completely dried. After this, each persimmon is wrapped in several layers of cling film and carefully placed in the freezer.
You can cut the fruit into pieces to later use as a preparation for pies, cereals and desserts. The cut slices are laid out on polyethylene, which covers the bottom of the container. The top of the fruit should be covered with a lid or several layers of film.
It is very beneficial to freeze persimmons in the form of puree. To do this, take out all the pulp from the fruit with a teaspoon and grind it with a blender. Place in cups or other plastic containers. When needed, the preparation is taken out and added frozen to hot porridge or defrosted and eaten like a fresh dessert.

Advice! Whole fruits need to be thawed by immersing them in cold water.

How to wilt persimmons

You can try drying this juicy and fleshy fruit. To do this, choose denser berries and tie strong ropes or threads to their stalks. Persimmons are hung in a dark, well-ventilated room with a cool temperature.

After 7-8 days, a white coating will form on the fruits - this will begin to release sugar. Starting from this day, you need to regularly (every two days) lightly knead the fruits with your hands. Thanks to these actions, the dried persimmon will be quite soft.

Important! Fruits are dried for a long time - for persimmons it is about two months.

How to dry persimmons

Fragrant fruits with a honey taste can also be dried. The preparation of such a preparation usually takes place in industrial conditions, where the berries are laid out on mesh trays and dried in the open air for several weeks. But such drying requires a tropical climate, and in Russia winter is not the best time for this kind of preparation.

Certainly, Housewives can use an electric dryer at home. For drying, select unripe dense fruits and cut them into thin slices.

You can try to make a dried product using a conventional oven. To do this, the fruit is cut into thin slices, sprinkled with lemon juice to taste, sprinkled with sugar or cinnamon and placed in a preheated oven.

To store the dried product for a long time, you can dry the persimmon in the oven with the door open. This will take about seven hours; the fruits will need to be cut into four parts and the seeds removed. After cooling, the dried workpiece is placed in cardboard boxes and stored in a dark, dry place.

How to make jam or marmalade

An equally popular method of preparation involves heat treatment of orange berries - preparations in the form of preserves and jams. The recipes for such preparations are very diverse: persimmons are boiled with sugar, lemon, oranges, apples and other fruits are added.

To get jam, all ingredients are ground using a blender or meat grinder. Jam is made from pieces or even quarters of the fruit.

Attention! The standard proportions for persimmon jam are as follows: per kilogram of fruit, take a kilogram of sugar and a glass of water.

Whole fruits preserved in apple juice

Such preparation for the winter is usually done by those housewives who have their own apples growing on their plot. Absolutely any apples are suitable for this preparation, but it is better to take those varieties that are juicy.

So, they make the preparation in several stages:

Juice is extracted from 6 kg of apples using a juicer.
Filter the juice and bring it to a boil.
Select 2 kg of dense persimmon, peel it and cut it into 4-6 parts, removing the seeds along the way.
Place the fruit slices in sterile jars and pour boiling apple juice over them.
All that remains is to roll up the blanks and lower them into the basement.

Advice! You don’t need to add sugar, since this fruit is already quite sweet.

How to make wine

Excellent wine can be made from overripe berries.

It's easy to prepare:

persimmon, in the amount of 5 kg, cut into several parts, remove the seeds;
put the slices into clean wine bottles;
syrup is made from 5 liters of water and 1.75 kg of sugar;
slightly warm syrup is poured over the fruit;
within five days the wine must ferment;
after that it is drained, the pulp is squeezed out and placed under a water seal;
when fermentation is over, the wine is drained from the sediment and taken to the cellar;
After a month, the finished product can be strained and bottled.

There are many options for preparing aromatic persimmons. You should definitely try at least one of the methods, because this tropical berry is sold fresh for only a few weeks.