Raspberries are one of the most delicious and favorite berries of almost all adults and children. It's hard to imagine summer without these fragrant berries. Raspberries are good on their own, as well as in all kinds of sauces and desserts. Learn how to properly store this wonderful berry, especially since there are a lot of ways.
To store raspberries, unripe and healthy berries are collected in a small container (box, bucket or basket), placed in a cold place. When buying berries, you should pay attention to their appearance: they must be the same size, dry and not crushed. Raspberries are kept fresh for a short time - five to seven days, while it is not recommended to keep the berries in a container or jar, pour them into a wide plate, cover with a napkin and refrigerate. Strongly smelling foods should not be adjacent to the berries, since raspberries have the ability to quickly absorb extraneous odors. Wash the fruit just before eating.
The simplest and most accessible method for preserving raspberries is drying. To begin with, the berries must be dried a little in the sun, and then sprinkled on a sieve in a small layer of three centimeters and dried in the oven. Discard the blackened berries, if the raspberries are dried correctly, the berries will turn out to be slightly grayish in color with a fragrant smell (should not stain your hands). You can purchase a special apparatus for drying berries, apples and mushrooms.
To preserve raspberries, you can freeze them, while the berries retain almost all of their beneficial properties. Prepare medium-sized, ripe, but not overripe berries. They should be free of any damage and foreign bodies - cobwebs, bruises and crimson bugs. The fruits must be completely dry. Pack the raspberries carefully in plastic bags and iron the edges through a layer of fabric. You can put berries in containers with tight-fitting lids.
During heat treatment, raspberries are able to retain most of the beneficial properties, therefore, jams and jams are made from it, jelly and marmalade are made. Or you can simply grind the berries with sugar, put them in glass jars and store in the refrigerator.
