Apples for winter without sterilization

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to prepare apples for the winter without sterilization: take sweet and sour apples of approximately the same size, drinking tap water (we will boil it), sugar and citric acid. The weight of apples in the ingredients is already indicated without cores, in a peeled, prepared for harvesting, form. This amount of ingredients is designed for a half-liter jar. If you plan to harvest more, just increase the amount of all ingredients and cans accordingly.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash apples without scratches and bruises under running water and cut each into four parts. With a small sharp knife, remove the stacks and the core with the seeds. You can prepare apples and halves. It's just that quarters will be easier to put in jars.

3. Step 3:

   

   Wash the cans with a baking soda brush. Place the apple slices rather tightly to each other, trying to occupy the entire useful volume of the jar.

4. Step 4:

   

   Boil plain drinking water in a kettle or saucepan and pour it directly into the jars. Pour boiling water only in the center, directly on the apples, and not directly on the glass. This is necessary so that the jar does not burst from a strong temperature drop.

6. Step 5:

   

   Cover the jars with lids and leave at room temperature for twenty minutes. During this time, the apples will have time to warm up well.

7. Step 6:

   

   Then drain the water from the cans into a saucepan or saucepan and put it on medium heat. Apples remain in the jar. Bring the water to a boil and add sugar. Boil for another three minutes, stirring constantly, so that the sugar melts. The syrup is ready.

8. Step 7:

   

   Pour the boiling syrup back into the jars, not forgetting that you always need to pour boiling water into the center. Add citric acid directly into the jar and immediately seal with a lid. Twist the jar a little around its axis so that the citric acid is evenly distributed inside. You need to do this with a potholder so as not to burn your hands. Wrap the jars with a terry towel and leave to cool at room temperature.