In summer, you can not only go on vacation and have fun, but also prepare vegetables for the winter. The hostesses do not miss this opportunity and make delicious snacks that will be an excellent addition to the winter table.
One of the ways to prepare vegetables is freezing, which can be done at home in household freezers. In the process, a maximum of useful substances is retained. Complete freezing of the product occurs at a temperature of minus 28-29 degrees. Vegetables prepared in this manner can be used as needed for several months.
It is very convenient to harvest vegetables in sets, which will later simplify the process of making soups. Fill cellophane bags or plastic containers with chopped carrots, bell peppers, tomatoes, and herbs. Place the containers in the freezer.
The next common way to prepare vegetables is sterilization. It is good because at a temperature of 100 degrees most pathogenic microorganisms die. This is what allows you to store the finished product for a long time. However, sometimes this negatively affects the useful and taste qualities of the workpiece.
Housewives often use canned food to prepare snacks for the winter. To do this, you need to sterilize glass jars and tin lids over steam. Prepared vegetables are placed in containers and filled with hot brine. After that, the filled cans must be placed in a saucepan with warm water, so that its level is level with the contents of the cans. At the end, the jars are tightly closed with lids and turned upside down.
Pickling is another simple and popular way of harvesting fruit. It is necessary to prepare a filling of salt, sugar, acetic acid and spices. Pour it into jars of vegetables. Then the containers are rolled up with varnished lids. Remember that such blanks are not stored for long - about 1, 5 months.
