An unpretentious, but very beautiful and useful variety of apples - ranetki, differs in the size of the fruits, the weight of which does not exceed 40 g. On the branches they grow in bunches and resemble more a cherry than an apple tree. Only some varieties are consumed fresh, mainly jams and compotes are prepared from ranetka, canned for the winter.
Description of ranetka apples
This species is the result of selection work, obtained from crossing the Sibirka apple variety with several European large-fruited varieties. The high-yielding, unpretentious and frost-resistant species also fell in love with gardeners for its decorative properties - in the fall, these apple trees are literally strewn with small burgundy fruits or yellow ones with ruddy barrels. The weight of one fruit is from 15 to 40 g. The taste of most varieties is sour and slightly tart, and very small, therefore, they are most often processed into jam or compotes are cooked from them.
100 g of Ranetka apples contain about 47 kcal, the ratio of proteins, fats and carbohydrates: 3, 8 and 89%.
Preparation of fruits for processing
Rinse the apples in cold running water. As a rule, they are sold with stalks, they do not need to be torn off, so the ranetki will look more appetizing in compote. But if the stalks are too long, cut them off, leaving 1/3. To prevent the skin from bursting during heat treatment, make several punctures in each apple with a wooden toothpick. To make sure the apples look good, place them in a wide bowl or on a large platter before boiling and pour boiling water over them. Leave to stand, covered, for 20 minutes.
Ranetki compote recipe
In the case when you want to cook compote to drink it right away, for 1 kg of apples you will need 3 liters of water and 1 glass of granulated sugar. For color, taste and more usefulness, you can add a couple of handfuls of chokeberry to the compote. Place the water in a large saucepan on the stove, boil it, and add the fruit. When the water boils again, add sugar, reduce heat and cook the compote for another 10 minutes. After that, he needs to brew a little, let it cool down, and then you can drink it.
A very beautiful and tasty jam is obtained from Ranetka apples; jams, jellies, and homemade wine are also made from them.
If you want to prepare compote from ranetki for the winter, for a 3-liter bottle you will need 1 kg of apples, a glass of granulated sugar and citric acid on the tip of a knife. Pre-sterilize the balloon, put the apples in it, you can also add a little chokeberry. Boil water and pour it into a bottle, let stand for 10 minutes, then drain again into a saucepan and boil. Add sugar and citric acid to boiling water, pour the syrup into a can of apples and roll it up with a canning lid. A few sprigs of basil or mint will give an interesting taste and color to the compote from ranetki.
