The right mason jars
Classic mason jars are particularly suitable for preserving cherry compote. They are closed by a lid and a rubber ring. Depending on the system, the lid is fastened with a clasp during the awakening process or is firmly attached to the glass with a metal bracket.
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When heated, the hot air in the vessel expands and escapes. This creates a vacuum when it cools and the lid sits firmly on it. When opening, pull on the tab of the rubber, air penetrates and the lid loosens.
Preparation of the fruits
- First of all, the cherries need to be carefully washed. You should discard fruits that have damaged areas.
- Then pluck the stem off.
- This is followed by the unfortunately somewhat time-consuming work of pitting. The easiest way to do this is with a special stoner, which catches the cherry stones directly.
- If the stone does not come loose, freeze the cherries briefly. This makes the pulp firmer and the stone can be easily removed.
Don't throw away the cherry stones because these can be dried and process them into healing cherry stone pillows.
Preserving recipe for cherry compote
The list of ingredients for classic cherry compote is not long. For four 500 ml glasses you need:
- 1 kg of prepared cherries
- 1 liter of water
- 400 g of sugar
Preparation:
- Rinse the jars, lids, and rubber rings of the mason jars in hot water and sterilize everything.
- Pour the prepared cherries into the vessels. There should be a margin of at least two centimeters at the top.
- Put the water in a saucepan and let the sugar trickle in. Bring to the boil while stirring.
- To avoid bursting, place glasses on kitchen towels and pour the hot sugar water over the cherries. The fruits must be completely covered.
- Wipe the edges clean and seal the jars.
- Place on the grid of the wake-up pot. The glasses must not touch.
- Pour water into the pot so that it covers about two thirds of the cherry compote. Heat to 80 degrees for 30 minutes.
- Let cool down slowly.
- Check that all lids are tightly closed and store in a dark, cool place.
Alternatively, you can use the Preserving cherries in the oven:
- Place the glasses in a drip pan and add two to three centimeters of water.
- The cherry compote is boiled down at 150 degrees.
- As soon as bubbles rise in the glasses, switch off the tube and leave the compote in the oven for another thirty minutes.
Tips
Unfortunately, the vitamin content of cherries decreases when they are preserved. However, even canned fruits are usually much more nutritious than canned foods that you buy in the supermarket. The reason for this is that the cherries are allowed to stay on the tree until they are fully ripe and are processed immediately after harvest.
