Lingonberries are popularly referred to as the king of berries. Lingonberry juice has long been used as a remedy to stimulate appetite and improve digestion, as astringent, diaphoretic, hemostatic, anti-inflammatory, and anti-rheumatic. Lingonberry juice syrup with honey was taken internally for cough relief to facilitate the expulsion of phlegm. There are many ways to prepare lingonberries for winter.
Lingonberry Syrup
Take ripe berries, sort them, rinse in cold water, and place them in a glass jar. Prepare the syrup: for 1 kg of berries, you will need 400 g of water, 300 g of sugar, and a little lemon juice (you can add lemon zest). Everything needs to be boiled, strained, and cooled. Pour the syrup over the lingonberries, cover the jar with parchment paper, and store it in a cool place.
Pickled Lingonberries
Rinse the berries in cold water and drain them in a sieve. Once the water has drained, pour sugar syrup over the berries. To prepare the syrup for 1 kg of berries, take one liter of water, two tablespoons of sugar, half a teaspoon of salt, and a little cinnamon and cloves. Bring the syrup to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes, skimming off the foam. Place the lingonberries in glass jars and pour cooled syrup over them. Cover the jars with parchment paper and place them in a cool place.
Lingonberry Jam
First, pour boiling water over the berries and let them sit for 2–3 minutes. Then drain them in a sieve to let the water run off and place the lingonberries in a basin. Pour boiling syrup over them (for 1 kg of berries, take 1.5 kg of sugar and 2 cups of water). At the end of cooking, it is advisable to add cloves. If apples or pears are added to the lingonberries (usually 0.5 kg of fruit for 1 kg of berries), the fruits should be cooked briefly in the sugar syrup after being cut and having the seed core removed, and then the lingonberries are added. You can also add lemon peels or zest.
Lingonberry Jelly
Pour the berries into a basin and boil them without water in their own juice until they burst. Then strain the mass through a cloth, adding honey or sugar (two cups for the same amount of juice). Reduce until ready, cool, and pour into jars.
Steamed Lingonberries
Sort the berries but do not wash them, place them in a covered dish, and put them in the oven for 1.5–2 hours. Place the cooked berries in sterilized jars and cover them with plastic lids.
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