Cherry plum can be found in our markets, but not every housewife knows what can be prepared from these fruits. Cherry plum contains a lot of substances that are useful for our body. And the list of where you can use these fruits is limited only by the imagination of the hostess.
What it is
Cherry plum is one of the varieties of plums. This plant is unpretentious to environmental conditions, but it is very productive. One tree can bear about a centner of cherry plum fruit.
Cherry plum composition
At first glance, nondescript, cherry plum is extremely useful for our body. It contains provitamin A, B vitamins, magnesium, iron, calcium, phosphorus, vitamin C. The color of the fruit is determined by what it contains. The yellow cherry plum contains citric acid and sugar. Black cherry plum contains pectin.
What to cook
Tkemali sauce is made from cherry plum. This sauce is an excellent seasoning for fatty meats. In addition, you can prepare jam, jams, preserves, jellies from cherry plum. Among the drinks made from these fruits, one can mention kvass, wine and juice.
Cherry plum production
Cherry plum is notable for the fact that it has no waste. The seeds of this variety of plums are used for the preparation of butter, which is similar in composition to almond. This oil is widely used in cosmetology. Medical soap can be produced from it. What remains after the production of butter goes to the preparation of vegetable casein. As for the shells of cherry plum seeds, they are used in the production of activated carbon. They cleanse food products.
