Harvesting grapes for the winter at home: juice, compote, jam

Good afternoon, dear readers of my blog "Culinary secrets from Tatyana." Here comes September. First autumn month. However, it does not at all yield to the summer months. Just as hot and busy. Now we need to have time to make preparations from the second harvest of raspberries, process them into jams and pears, and from the remaining tomatoes. But another big addition to all that has been said is to process grapes that have matured and hang down in large juicy clusters. Of course, its preparations began in the summer (raisins were already dried from raisins), but now we will make juice, close compotes, cook jam and even make vinegar from grapes.

It is believed that grapes are the first berry that man cultivated. Many scientists are even inclined to think that the ancient man stopped leading a nomadic life precisely because of the vineyards. Grapes are very nutritious. The berries of this plant contain a huge set of minerals, vitamins and other elements necessary for the human body. It is believed that 50-60 kg should be consumed per year. grapes, to restore all the body's needs for nutrients.

Also, since ancient times, people have learned to use grapes not only as food, but also for their treatment. For example, grape juice is recommended to be taken not only for physical exhaustion, but also for nervous exhaustion. It is very useful to take grapes for people suffering from heart and stomach diseases. Grapes also bring great benefits to the circulatory system.

You can write about the beneficial properties of this miracle plant for a very long time, so I suggest moving on to harvesting wonderful berries for the winter.

simple recipe with photo step by step

Grape juice is a storehouse of useful vitamins and minerals. You can drink it just like that or dilute it with other juices, or you can cook various jellies and other desserts. Making juice at home is not difficult. I offer you a recipe for making grape juice in a juicer.

So, we need:

grapes - as much as there is.

How to make juice from grapes in a juicer:

1. Any sweet grape will do. It was white grapes for me, as it ripened much earlier than dark. It is advisable to take already very ripe grapes. The juice in this case is very rich. My grapes and remove damaged berries, as well as twigs. You can leave it with twigs, but this will delay the cooking process.

2. Pour water into the lower saucepan of the juicer and put the structure on fire.

3. As soon as the water in the lower saucepan boils, you can start making juice. Put the berries in the top pan and cover with a lid. The berries, under the influence of hot air, will begin to burst and juice will begin to stand out, which we will collect through a tube into a jar or bottle.

4. While our grapes are steaming under the lid, we will sterilize the jars. This is a mandatory process if you want to keep the juice for a long time.

5. In the meantime, our grapes have already begun to secrete juice. To release even more liquid, the berries in a saucepan must be kneaded.

6. When enough juice has already accumulated in the juicer, then we drain it through a tube into a prepared jar.

7. We immediately cork the jar with a lid. We turn the juice jars upside down and wrap them with a warm blanket until they cool completely.

8. We take grape juice to the cellar, and in winter we enjoy a wonderful and nutritious drink.

I want to draw your attention to the fact that grape stone is collected when storing grape juice in jars. Therefore, when drinking, try not to shake or strain the juice.

Grape juice for the winter without a juicer

video recipe

You can also make grape juice without a juicer or juicer. Of course, the process is laborious, but the result will delight you with a wonderful vitamin drink.

Before preparing the compote, the grapes should be thoroughly washed from dust, small insects and other debris. To do this, grapes are placed in a basin and filled with water and left to stand for 40 minutes. All dirt and dust will fall behind during this time.

Grape compote for the winter a simple recipe

without sterilization

It often happens that not lovers of grape juice are very fond of grape compote. Here is how, for example, in my family. The son prefers to drink compote from grapes, and at the same time eat berries. ???? Therefore, I always prepare several jars of this drink for the winter. And although it is inferior to juice in terms of the amount of vitamins, its taste is softer.

For compote, you can take any grapes. Grade, size doesn't matter. In a jar, you can put both whole bunches, and only one grape. You can also close grape compotes with other fruits. Choose what you like.

For a simple grape compote for a three-liter jar we will need:

• grapes - half a can;
• sugar - 1 tbsp.;
• water - 2.5 liters;
• citric acid - to taste (you can not add).

How to make grape compote:

1. I prefer to cover only grapes. Therefore, we cut off the berries from the brushes, immediately sort them out and wash them.

2. We put the grapes in pre-prepared jars and fill them with sugar.

3. Fill jars with grapes with boiling water, cover with lids and wrap. Let everything warm up for 20 minutes.

4. Drain the water from the cans into the pan and put on fire. Bring the liquid to a boil and pour over the grapes.

5. We roll up the jars with lids and turn them upside down. We wrap everything with a warm blanket and leave it like that until it cools completely.

6. That's all. The grape compote is ready. In winter, we take out and enjoy a wonderful vitamin drink.

Recipe for grape compote with orange for the winter

This compote is incredibly tasty and fragrant. Orange and grapes complement each other wonderfully.

Products:

• orange - 1 pc.;
• grapes - 4-5 bunches;
• water;
• sugar - depending on the sweetness of the grapes.

How to make compote:

1. We release the grapes from the brushes and rinse with water.

2. We peel the orange so that there is no bitterness in our compote, remove the seeds and cut into slices, slices or circles. As you like.

3. In a pre-prepared jar, we begin to lay grapes and an orange in layers. Fill the jar halfway.

4. Now we pour everything with boiling syrup to the very edge of the jar. Cover with lids and wrap for 15 minutes.

5. Drain the syrup from the cans into a saucepan and bring it to a boil.

6. Pour the jars with boiling syrup and roll up the lids.

7. We turn the jars upside down and wrap them in a warm blanket until they cool completely.

Compote of grapes and apples for the winter a simple recipe without sterilization for a 3 liter jar

Another simple recipe for grape compote with an additive, but no less tasty from this one. Apples and grapes - this combination provides many useful vitamins, as well as amazing taste. It is not at all difficult to prepare it, but in winter we will enjoy a wonderful compote. ????

When preparing compote, you can use any variety of grapes, and any variety of apples. Depending on the acid of the varieties, it is necessary to adjust the amount of sugar in the compote.

If you use light grapes, then the compote will turn out to be a light shade. Dark grapes color the liquid in darker shades.

Compote ingredients:

• apples - how much to eat;
• grapes - how much to eat;
• water - 2 liters;
• sugar - to taste (approximately 1 tbsp.).

How to cook compote from apples and grapes:

1. Wash apples thoroughly and cut in half. Remove the middle and cut into small pieces. We put them in pre-prepared jars.

2. Wash the grapes thoroughly. Then the brushes can be put whole, or they can be divided into separate branches or disassembled into berries. Arrange the grapes on top of the apples.

3. Cooking syrup. If the fruit is not very acidic, then add 1 cup of sugar to one three-liter jar. If the fruit is highly acidic, then adjust the sweetness to your liking.

4. Pour fruit with syrup, wrap and leave for 20 minutes. Then drain the syrup and put on fire. Bring the liquid to a boil.

5. Pour grapes and apples with boiling syrup and roll up the lids. We turn the jars with compote upside down and wrap. We leave the banks to cool for a day.

6. That's all. Fragrant and tasty compote is ready.

Grape jam with seeds for the winter

easy recipe step by step

From grapes for the winter, I prepare not only juice and compote, but also cook various jams. Below is a recipe for the simplest grape jam. The jam is thick, sweet and very fragrant.

Products for jam:

• grapes - 1 kg. any kind;
• sugar - 1200 gr.;
• vanillin - to taste.

Preparing grape jam:

1. Grapes are freed from twigs and bad berries are removed. Then we thoroughly wash everything. We spread the grapes in a basin or pan in which we will cook jam.

2. We fill the berries with sugar and leave for several hours so that the grapes release the juice.

3. After the grapes have released the juice and the sugar has melted, put the bowl of jam on the fire. Bring to a boil and cook for 15 minutes. Then we set aside the basin and let the jam cool for about 8 hours.

4. We carry out this procedure two more times. In the last third cooking step, you can add vanilla sugar for flavor. At the same time, boil the jam to the density we need and pour it into pre-prepared jars and roll up the lids.

Grape jam with nuts

just lick your fingers!

Another recipe for awesomely delicious grape jam is grape jam with nuts. Eats almost instantly.

For jam, we need the following products:

• quiche-mish grapes - 1 kg;
• sugar - 500 gr.;
• water - 180 ml;
• lemon - 0.5 pcs.;
• nuts - 100 gr.;
• vanilla - on the tip of a knife;
• salt - 1/3 tsp;
• cinnamon - 1 stick.

How to make grape jam with nuts:

1. Pour salt and vanilla to sugar. Squeeze lemon juice into it. At the same time, remove the lemon seeds. Pour water into a bowl and mix everything. We put the dishes on the fire and dissolve the sugar. Stir the syrup continuously until the sugar is completely dissolved and the liquid becomes clear.

2. When bubbles appear on the surface of the syrup, indicating that the syrup is boiling, add grapes to it. The grapes must be clean, without damage.

3. Immediately add the nuts and cinnamon stick to the saucepan. Let the mixture come to a boil and reduce the heat to low.

4. If you wish, you can add chopped lemon zest to the jam. Only its yellow part.

5. Cook the jam until the grapes get a golden hue. it is approximately 40 minutes.

6. We take out the cinnamon stick. And boil for another 5 minutes.

7. Pour the jam into pre-prepared sterile jars and close the lids.

8. Turn the jars upside down and let them cool.

Wine vinegar is a useful product for the body. Due to its unique composition, it helps to cope with diseases of the heart and blood vessels, and also prevents the deposition of salts.

How to make wine vinegar from grapes

at home

It is very easy to make healthy wine vinegar at home. Of course, this procedure is long in time, but the result is worth it. Grape vinegar can be made with or without added sugar. You can also use both white and red grapes.

Of course, it is impossible to cover all the recipes for grape preparations in one article. But we have considered a small part of the recipes for preserving this berry. Cook with pleasure.