Always process as fresh as possible
You are doing yourself a disservice if you keep blueberries in the refrigerator or with them for days at a time Let it stand at room temperature and only continue this as an emergency solution when the mold starts to grow to process. In order to ensure the maximum taste experience even with cooked blueberries, they should always be served as soon as possible after Pick are processed. If the delicious berries cannot all be consumed fresh from the bush for consumption or processing in cake recipes, they can be processed into the following products:
- with blueberry brandy
- to juice
- with jam or puree
- with berry compote
also read
- Freeze blueberries properly
- Picking blueberries in the garden or in the forest
- Drying blueberries for storage and medicinal purposes
Prepare the berries properly
It should be at Collecting the berries attention is paid to their taste quality and consistency. Ideally, pick the fully ripe fruits early in the morning when they are still nice and juicy from the dew and the coolness of the night. Then select the berries before
To wash and sort out crushed or defective fruit and remaining stalks before boiling or freeze. When washing the fruits immediately before they are boiled, they should be dried as much as possible so that the washing water left on them does not falsify the required recipe quantities.Carefully reduce the blueberries and keep them safe
There are different procedures and recipes for preserving, depending on the individual taste. The blueberries can be boiled with the sugar water for at least 4 minutes and then poured into the glasses. The fruits stay in better shape if the hot sugar water is poured over them and then heated in the oven to around 80 degrees Celsius for around 20 minutes. After the jars have been closed, they should first be thrown onto the lid side so that there is no air layer in the jar and the risk of mold forming. Blueberries that have been cooked in a cool, dark basement can usually be kept for up to a year.
Tips & Tricks
Surplus blueberries can be used during the Harvest time if there is not enough time, commercially available grain can also be added quickly. The alcohol absorbs color and flavor from the blueberries after about four to six weeks and is suitable as a basis for refreshing summer drinks.
