Blackthorn compote for winter

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make blackthorn compote for winter? Prepare the products. The berries should be well ripe to make the drink fragrant, bright and delicious. Rinse the thorn well under running water, sort out the berries, remove rotten fruits, garbage and tails. Flip the thorn into a colander so that the water runs well. In advance, you need to prepare jars for compote.

2. Step 2:

   

   Cans you can use any size. If the family is large, then take three liters. Wash the cans with soda solution and sterilize. For different methods of sterilization and other tips on blanks, read the link at the end of the recipe. Also sterilize and caps.

3. Step 3:

   

   Arrange the blackthorn berries in prepared jars so that they occupy one third of the volume. Boil the water, it is better to take it with a reserve. Pour boiling water over the sloe in jars so that it reaches the neck. Cover the jars with lids and leave for 15 minutes. The thorn has a very delicate and thin skin, and it can burst from hot water, but there is nothing terrible about it, the taste will not spoil from this.

5. Step 4:

   

   After 15 minutes, drain the water from the cans with blackthorn into an enameled pan, now they sell convenient caps with holes so that berries do not fall from the cans. Add sugar and put the pan on the fire. Bring the syrup to a boil. Stir the water with a spoon so that the sugar completely dissolves. Pour boiling syrup over jars of blackthorn. Add a pinch of citric acid to each jar, it will improve the taste and color of the compote. Roll up the jars with lids.

6. Step 5:

   

   Turn the jars upside down, wrap them with something warm. Let the jars of compote cool completely in this form, or better leave them overnight. In the same simple way, you will additionally sterilize the covers and check the tightness of the twist. Remove the cooled compote for storage in the pantry. Blackthorn compote will be well stored at room temperature.

7. Step 6:

   

   The drink, in principle, can already be drunk, but it's better to hold it for a week or two so that it becomes more saturated in taste. If the compote seems too sweet to you, dilute it with boiled cold water. Bon appetit!