Cowberry and recipes with its use. Lingonberry jam

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Cowberry is one of the most common wild berries. It has a number of useful properties, rich in vitamins. The berry itself has a pronounced taste with a slight bitterness, it is juicy and fragrant. It grows in the coniferous forests of the Caucasus, the Urals, along the banks of the swamps of the European part of Russia.

This berry is antimicrobial and antifungal, but be aware that it is toxic in large quantities.

In addition to berries, lingonberry leaves are also used for medicinal purposes. They are used to make herbal teas and infusions.

Fruit drinks, juices are prepared from berries, lingonberry jam, jam are cooked, consumed raw. Often, all kinds of sauces and seasonings for meat dishes are made from lingonberries.

In order to preserve the maximum of vitamins and other useful substances, lingonberry jam should not be heat treated. You can prepare the so-called "vitamin". To do this, prepared washed berries are ground with sugar in a ratio of 1: 1. The finished mixture is stored in a glass container in the refrigerator.

For a short time, for example, for transportation, whole lingonberry berries, sprinkled with sugar, can be stored in a dark and cool place.

There are a number of recipes for whichyou can make lingonberry jam. The main idea of any of them is to succumb to the thermal effects of the berries as gently as possible. In order to prepare lingonberry jam, you need to take a kilogram of fresh ripe berries, one and a half kilograms of sugar, 600 ml of water, cloves and cinnamon to taste. Sort the berries, rinse and pour over with boiling water. Separately, prepare the syrup, place the berries there and cook in one go. Leave to cool. At this stage, you can add some spices to taste.

Often lingonberry jam, the benefits of which are so great for the body, is prepared with the addition of other berries and fruits. So, for example, they prepare apple-lingonberry, pear-lingonberry, cranberry-lingonberry jam, etc. You can choose the proportional ratio of berries and fruits based on your own considerations and taste preferences.

Another original and delicious recipe using this berry is lingonberry pie. There can be quite a few options. One of the simplest will be a lingonberry biscuit. To prepare it, you need to take three eggs, one glass of sugar, flour and berries. Separately, beat eggs with sugar, gently add flour, continuing to beat. At the last stage, stir in the berries.

Another option is lingonberry yeast pie. To prepare it, we need yeast dough. From it we form a cake basket. If you use fresh-frozen lingonberries, then it is better to pre-bake the base in the oven for 15 minutes at 180 degrees. After that, put on topberries and sprinkle with sugar or powdered sugar. If the berries are fresh, then you can lay them out immediately. Next, bake until done.

In order to preserve the fruits for the whole year, you can use the freezing method or prepare soaked lingonberries, which can be used to make pies, pies and other pastries just as good as fresh or frozen ones.

In order to cook soaked lingonberries, you need to prepare sugar syrup. For a liter of water, you will need 1 large spoonful of sugar, a little s alt, cinnamon, cloves. Bring the syrup to a boil and set aside to cool. This amount is enough for 1 kg of fresh berries. Rinse the cranberries and sort out. Then pour over the cooled syrup.