How to properly prepare juices for the winter: 5 ways

In summer, so many healthy berries and fruits are, of course, best eaten fresh – this way you get the maximum benefit. But there are many more ways to preserve them, such as making delicious jam, jam, compote, freezing, and making flavorful juice, and it's easy to do.

The FoodOboz editorial team will share useful tips on making juices for the winter so that they are not only tasty but also retain all their beneficial properties.

Useful tips:

1. Any fruit of your choice is suitable for canned juice. Just keep in mind that, for example, 3 kg of apples will yield about 1 liter of juice.

2. Sugar

It is very important to make the juice moderately sweet, 1 tbsp. of sugar is suitable for 1 liter, but often this is little or a lot, you need to try. It all depends on how sour the fruit is.

But you should know that juice can be stored even without sugar.

3. Water

As a rule, water is added to juice just before drinking, but not before cooking.

4. Preserve only when hot

Juices should be canned immediately – hot, after cooking. Twist the jar and be sure to turn it upside down.

5. Remove seeds and pits

Before making fruit juice, be sure to remove the seeds and pips, as they will give off an unpleasant bitterness.

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