Blackthorn compote for the winter: how to cook, how much sugar, benefits and harms, contraindications

Blackthorn compote is a fortified drink with excellent taste and rich nutritional composition. The fruits of this plant are not very tasty in themselves, but they have proven themselves perfectly in homemade preparations. They are very useful, help to strengthen and maintain the immune system, and are recommended for use in many diseases. Blackthorn is the same plum, only with thorny bushes and sour fruits with a tart aftertaste.

Blackthorn berries contain tons of vitamins and nutrients

Why is thorn compote useful?

Our ancestors knew about the benefits of blackthorn compote, who used it not only for harvesting, but also for medicinal purposes. All parts of the plant: fruits, flowers, bark, leaves can be used to prepare remedies for many diseases. Blackthorn helps relieve unpleasant symptoms associated with the gastrointestinal tract, has a beneficial effect on diarrhea, intestinal and stomach disorders, kills bacteria and germs, relieves nausea, vomiting. The berry is considered a good diuretic, helps with fever during colds. It is used for mild dysentery, colitis, food poisoning, used as an auxiliary treatment for kidneys, liver, metabolic disorders, neuralgia. Fruits can help with vitamin deficiency. Regular consumption of thorn compote helps to strengthen the immune system, protects against flu and colds.

The beneficial properties of blackthorn compote are due to the presence of substances such as:

• vitamins (C, B, E);
• carotene;
• organic acids;
• pectin;
• nitrogen-containing compounds;
• cellulose;
• flavonoids;
• mineral salts;
• tannins;
• fixed oils.

In addition, thorns have a high content of fructose and glucose (up to 8.8%). The calorie content of the product is 43.9 kcal per 100 g.

Contraindications to the use of thorn compote

Before you start making thorn compote, it is advisable to familiarize yourself with the list of contraindications to its use. The berry has a high acidity and the product made from it cannot be consumed by everyone. The thorny drink should be drunk with caution by people with the following diseases:

• gastritis with a high level of acidity;
• tendency to allergies;
• a duodenal or stomach ulcer.

It is forbidden to taste nectar in case of individual intolerance to the fruit.

Due to the acidity of the fruits, their consumption should be limited to a certain category of people.

Features of the preparation of thorn compote

It is easy to brew a drink from the fruit of the wild plum. But in order to preserve useful substances for a long time, you need to follow some instructions:

1. Before using the berry, be sure to carefully sort out and wash. Even slightly cracked fruits are not suitable for harvesting.
2. Treat the container for seaming with soda, sterilize if necessary.
3. Do not leave the thorn compote in the pan, but immediately seal it tightly.
4. Store open nectar in the refrigerator for no more than a day.

How to choose and prepare a turn

To make the compote more tasty, you should choose the right main component. Only ripe and fresh blackthorn berries should be used. They have a dark blue color and a weakly pronounced white bloom, a dense texture. The pulp of the fruit should be green, aromatic, slightly sour in taste, tart. Before using the blackthorn, it should be very well washed, sorted out, rotten and wormy specimens removed, and free from the stalks.

Do not put berries in jars, even with minor signs of spoilage.

Container preparation

It is more convenient to spin the thorn compote into small jars, but whoever has already tried this drink and loves it can prepare three-liter containers. Before starting the technological process, for long-term storage of nectar, glass containers should be carefully prepared:

• wash with baking soda;
• rinse well with water;
• warm up in the oven, microwave or over steam for 10 to 30 minutes (the duration of the procedure depends on the volume of the container).

How to cook blackthorn compote for the winter

It is not difficult to cook thorn compote at home. Such a drink has been brewed by the hostess for a long time, and over the years, many different preparation options have accumulated. From 1 kg of thorns, approximately 6 liters of a healthy drink are obtained.

A simple recipe for sloe compote for the winter

According to the classic recipe, thorn compote is prepared from slightly frozen berries. They retain a maximum of useful substances.

Ingredients:

• sloe - 0.5 kg;
• sugar - 150 g

Preparation:

1. Sort the fruits, rinse each berry, dry.
2. Thoroughly wash the container for the compote, sterilize with steam.
3. Fill the jar with thorns, pour water to the brim with a temperature of 100 ⁰C, leave for 20 minutes.
4. Pour the cooled nectar into a saucepan, boil with sugar until it is completely dissolved.
5. Pour the syrup into the jar to the very edge and immediately roll up with a key.

Store the drink prepared in this way in a cool place.

Blackthorn compote for the winter without sterilization

You can also close the sloe compote for the winter with a simple method without sterilization. For three liters of water you need to take:

• sloe - 1 kg;
• sugar - 400 g

Technological process:

1. Sort the berries, remove debris, stalks, rotten specimens.
2. Rinse well, let dry.
3. Pour berries into a clean three-liter jar, they should be no more than 1/3 of its volume.
4. Carefully so that the container does not burst, pour boiling water into it, cover with a lid, and leave for a quarter of an hour.
5. Pour the water from the jar into a saucepan, add granulated sugar, bring to a boil, mix.
6. Pour the syrup to the berries, roll up the containers, turn upside down, wrap.
7. After cooling, take it to the cellar.

To soften the taste of the drink, it can be diluted with water before drinking.

Pitted thorn compote

The fruits of thorns for harvesting compote for the winter can be used with or without seeds. The latter option takes longer to cook.

For compote you will need:

• sloe - 0.7 kg;
• sugar - 2 cups;
• lemon - 3 slices.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the berries, free them from seeds.
2. Put them in a sterile jar, cover with sugar, add lemon.
3. Bring water to a boil, carefully pour into a container, leave for 15 minutes.
4. Drain the syrup, boil again, add to the fruit, roll up.

The pitted thorn drink recipe is the hardest

Blackthorn and apple compote for the winter

If you cook a compote from thorns and apples, then its taste will turn out to be sweeter and more pleasant. Any kind of fruit can be used as raw material.

Ingredients:

• apples - 1 kg;
• sloe - 1 kg;
• granulated sugar - 0.3 kg per 1 liter of water.

Step by step recipe:

1. Rinse the raw materials well, cut the apples into slices (if you wish, you can peel them off).
2. Fill a third of the container volume with fruits, pour boiling water over them.
3. After 15-20 minutes, pour the water into a saucepan, add sugar to it, bring to a boil.
4. Pour nectar into a jar, close.

To make the juice last longer, you can put a pinch of citric acid in it

Recipe for thorny compote for the winter with zucchini

Compote made from thorns with the addition of young zucchini is considered quite original. For this combination you will need:

• sloe - 0.4 kg;
• zucchini - 0.6 kg;
• sugar - 0.5 kg;
• water - 3000 ml.

Cooking process:

1. Sort the berries, rinse, peel the vegetable from seeds and peel.
2. Cut the zucchini into medium-sized cubes.
3. Put all the ingredients in a deep container, put on low heat.
4. Boil the mixture after boiling for 15 minutes, stirring constantly.
5. Arrange the thorns and zucchini in sterile jars, pour in the syrup, roll up.

Zucchini gives the nectar an interesting delicate taste that will be appreciated by true gourmets.

Blackthorn compote with berries

Wild plum goes well with various berries, so cranberries, strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, cherries, apples and sea buckthorn can be added to the thorn compote. Additional components will give the drink a delicate aroma and rich color, as well as a pleasant astringency.

Take for a three-liter jar:

• a mixture of different berries - 0.2 kg;
• wild plum - 0.5 kg;
• apples - 3 pcs.;
• sugar - 0.3 kg.

Procurement process:

1. Rinse the raw materials well, chop the apples, remove the core.
2. Fill the jar with ingredients, pour in boiling water, leave for half an hour.
3. Strain the nectar and let it boil.
4. Pour the concentrated liquid into a jar, cork.

Almost all fruits can be put in a berry mix with thorns

Plum compote with thorns with cherry plum

A drink from one cherry plum is unappetizing in appearance, has a pale color and does not cause a desire to take a sample, and with the addition of thorn fruits it becomes rich and attractive.

Ingredients:

• sloe - 0.2 kg;
• yellow cherry plum - 0.2 kg;
• sugar - 2 cups;
• water - 3 l.

Cooking process:

1. Bring water to a boil, put sugar in it.
2. Wash the fruits, place in boiling syrup, cook for a quarter of an hour.
3. Pour the syrup together with the ingredients into jars, close with metal lids.

Fruits in compote should not be boiled

Frozen sloe compote

For those who prefer fresh compotes over canned ones, the frozen sloe recipe is perfect. The berries lie perfectly in the freezer and retain all their valuable properties.

The composition of the drink:

• frozen fruits of blackthorn - 200 g;
• sugar - 1 glass;
• water - 2 l.

Procurement process:

1. Remove the berries from the freezer, leave at room temperature for 1 hour.
2. Bring water to a boil, add sugar and fruits to it.
3. Cook over low heat for 30 minutes.

Frozen blackthorn compote will be tastier if you add strawberries or raspberries harvested for the winter to it

Terms and conditions of storage

If you strictly follow the technology of rolling compote from thorns, then its shelf life will be 12 months from the date of preparation. With a longer storage, the drink will not lose its taste, but will be filled with harmful substances that are secreted by the seeds of the berries. The place where the preservation is placed should be dark and cool, without a sharp temperature drop.

Conclusion

Blackthorn compote is a pleasant, refreshing and invigorating drink that you can simply spin for the winter. There is a wide variety of his recipes, and everyone can find an option according to their preferences. In addition to its pleasant taste, nectar benefits the body; thorn contains vitamins and nutrients that remain in it even after heat treatment.

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