Preparing sweet medicine - he althy hawthorn compote for the winter

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Not everyone knows that hawthorn is not only very tasty, but also extremely he althy. Our ancestors knew about the unique properties of the fruits, who prepared various stocks from small berries and used them for medical purposes. The beneficial qualities of this berry are worthy of a separate chapter of a huge story, but we will not go into details and dwell on the most important details, and we will also tell readers how hawthorn compote is prepared for the winter. Absolutely all varieties of berries contain pectin substances that remove heavy metals from our body.

It has been proven that hawthorn fruit has a beneficial effect on the heart muscle, calms the nervous system and normalizes digestion. Juices and compotes from its fruits strengthen the immune system, add energy and relieve vitamin deficiency. The active ingredients contained in fruits contribute to the loss of fat mass and regulate metabolism. That is why those who want to lose weight are recommended to drink hawthorn compote.

For the winter, you can cook delicious red berriesdrinks, jams and preserves, which are so pleasant to open on frosty evenings, consume and gain strength. Now let's move on to the recipes.

The following ingredients are needed for the medicinal infusion:

• 20 g dried leaves or flowers;
• a glass of boiling water;
• honey to taste.

Brew the indicated number of leaves and let the drink brew for half an hour. Then add honey for sweetness, drink for breakfast and before bed. Wonderful infusion has no contraindications and is recommended for he alth promotion. Delicious, he althy and, most importantly, safe drink will relieve insomnia, relieve anxiety and stress.

Second recipe. Cooking hawthorn compote for the winter with prunes and yellow cherry plums. Take a glass of fruit (hawthorn, prunes, cherry plum), sugar (100 g). We put the washed fruits in a sterilized three-liter jar. Dissolve sugar in boiling water, then pour it into a jar and roll it up. We turn the container over and wrap it with a warm cloth. The drink will surprise you with an incomparable aroma, delicious taste and a whole bunch of useful properties. Even after heat treatment, compote will retain all the vitamins necessary for a person.

Third recipe. Cooking hawthorn compote for the winter with citric acid. From the products you will need: the fruits of this plant (2 kg), 9 liters of purified water, citric acid (5 g) and a kilogram of granulated sugar.

Jars for harvesting are best sterilized in advance with lids. Processcooking is very simple. First, we lay out the hawthorn, peeled from the tails, in containers, pour it with sugar syrup (dissolve the sand in boiling water) and twist it. We leave to be stored in a dark and cool place until cold weather.

What else to cook from hawthorn besides compotes? For example, you can make delicious jam with the addition of blackcurrant. Imagine how much vitamin C is in such a delicacy. A real sweet medicine! Food proportions for the dish:

• 

  kg of hawthorn berries;

• black currant (200g);
• 1.5 kg of granulated sugar;
• water (800 ml).

For this recipe, choose unripe hawthorn fruits, they must be covered with sugar (500 g) and left for a day. After that, add the remaining sugar, water and currants, ground into a puree, into the mass, and put to boil for half an hour. When the mixture becomes thick and homogeneous, you can remove it from the stove and distribute it into containers. Try to make your own fortified jam and treat your loved ones to it. The dish is prepared quickly and easily, and the benefits are enormous.