No-Cook Viburnum Crushed with Sugar for Winter
Very wholesome and tasty, easy and quick to make. No-cook viburnum with sugar keeps all its vitamins and nutrients intact because it isn't heat-treated. You can use it as an addition to other dishes, or enjoy it as a drink by diluting it with water.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
How do you make no-cook viburnum with sugar for winter? Gather the ingredients. Pick viburnum for preserving in the fall, in late September or early October, which is when it ripens.
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Step 2:
First, strip all the berries off the stems. Put the berries in a colander and rinse them very well under running water, then let the water drain. If you can, dry the viburnum by spreading it in a single layer on a cloth — dry berries keep better.
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Step 3:
Transfer the clean viburnum to a large bowl and blend it until smooth. If you don't have a blender, run it through a meat grinder.
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Step 4:
This is the kind of purée you should end up with.
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Step 5:
Now press this purée through a sieve into another bowl. You can leave it as is, with the seeds, but without them the viburnum tastes better and is more pleasant to eat.
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Step 6:
In the end, I got 700 grams of pure purée from a kilogram of viburnum. 1 kilogram of sugar will be plenty.
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Step 7:
Add the sugar to the purée.
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Step 8:
Mix well — the sugar dissolves almost instantly.
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Step 9:
Transfer the mixture to clean, sterilized jars and seal them with clean lids. Since the viburnum is fresh and unprocessed, it's best to keep it in the refrigerator. Always take it from the jar with a clean, dry spoon. Enjoy!
- Viburnum crushed with sugar can be stored in a cellar if you pack it into jars and sterilize it for 20–30 minutes.
- Viburnum is a versatile berry. You can make syrups and jellies from it, or crush it with sugar for winter. In the old days it was used to treat many ailments. Viburnum juice and decoction are used as an anti-inflammatory, fever-reducing, tonic, blood-stopping, diuretic, and antiseptic remedy. The berries also stimulate the appetite. Just don't put viburnum in boiling water — it will immediately lose its healing properties. A decoction of viburnum bark can be used as an anti-inflammatory. As you can see, viburnum is not only beautiful but also very good for you. Add a spoonful of this mixture to a cup of warm water and you have a very healthy, tasty drink for kids and adults alike. Just remember that everything is good in moderation — viburnum tends to lower blood pressure, so if you have low blood pressure, drink this very cautiously. Cook for your health, and enjoy it!
- For how to estimate the number of jars, why jars burst and how to prevent it, plus tips and tricks, see the article on winter preserves.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Viburnum - 26 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
