Instead of allocating a huge amount of space for three-liter cans with berry compote , you can simply make syrup from chokeberry with lemon acid , and dilute it before consumption until the desired degree of sweetness is achieved.
Citric acid in all the above recipes assumes not only the role of the flavor additive, but also a simple natural preservative.
Recipe for syrup from chokeberry ashberry
In order to express the flavor in the preparation of syrup, you can use not only the berries of the black cherry, but also its leaves. Such an additive will give syrup and a greater flavor.
Ingredients:
- berries of black chokeberry - 1,8 kg;
- water - 1,8 l;
- a handful of leaves of black cherry;
- sugar - 1,4 kg;
- citric acid - 45 g.
Preparation
Washed and dried berries of black cherry, together with the leaves of the plant, are laid out in turn in the chosen dishes. Lemon acid is bred in hot water and we pour berries with leaves. We leave the base of the syrup cooled within 24 hours. During this short period, the black cherry will give not only its taste, but also its color, thanks to the abundant secretion of the juice. After, the syrup is filtered, flinging the black-cherry and leaves, and the resulting infusion is combined with the sugar and left to boil. Boil the syrup until the pink foam cap on the surface disappears completely. Next, the syrup is poured in a sterile container and immediately closed.
Syrup of chokeberry for winter - recipe
Ingredients:
- water 980 ml;
- sugar - 1,1 kg;
- citric acid - 5 g;
- berries blackberry - 1.1 kg.
Preparation
Bring the water to a boil, dilute it with sugar with citric acid. When the syrup boils repeatedly, put the washed berries in it, and then wait for a second boil again. The first stage of the preparation of the syrup from the black chokeberry is completed, now the container with the berries is left until completely cooled, the berries press and filter the syrup. Before pouring on cans, the syrup is cooked for about 3-5 minutes, and then closed.
How to cook the syrup from the juice of chokeberry?
You can cook syrup from pure juice, but its taste will be too sharp, sour-tart, because we recommend to combine juice with water.
Mixing berry juice and water in equal volumes, pour an equal amount of sugar to them (proportion 1: 1: 1). Then leave everything boil to boil, leave on fire until the foam cap disappears and pour over sterile packaging.