Rowan clusters admired poets of the bitter taste of red berries, sing songs, artists paint canvases. Rowan is not only beautiful, but also useful for the human body. Today let's talk about when to collect rowan berries, that would save all the useful and taste.
When ripe rowan
When is it that matures Rowan? The red berries are still on the threshold of autumn, but remain bitter and dry. For use in food should be juicy, sweet berry and it is important not to miss the time when it pours, and release its bitterness. In different regions of mountain ash collection begins at different times.
But everywhere berry harvested after the first frost of autumn light. Usually this is the end of September, beginning of October. But if the autumn is warm, berry picking, and can move in November.
Since ancient times, the people celebrated the September 23 day of mountain ash. Usually at this time the grapes are poured juice, and the first frost reduce bitterness. It begins the harvest of berries, intended for long-term storage in the home.
How to keep fruit fresh
Rowan berries can be stored in fresh until spring. Grapes carefully cut, being careful not to damage or obtryasti berries hung in ventilated cellars or basements.
Another way to preserve fresh berries - in a barrel with water in the dark (so that water does not blossom), a cool room.
It is not necessary to gather a mountain ash, growing along the road. When driving motor allocated to the air and exhaust gases in the soil heavy metals harmful to the human body. Plants absorb pollution from the air and absorb the metals from the soil. The best distance for picking berries from the road - 0.5 km further.
When picking berries for processing
Red rowan berries are collected in a slightly podmerzshie for further processing form. This nalilas berry juice and bitterness almost gone. However, this process should not be delayed if the berry peremerznet, it will become dry.
What can you make of rowan berries
The mountain ash contains vitamins C slightly smaller than the lemon, and carotene more than in carrots, so you want to keep this storehouse of nutrients and use them throughout the winter. What can you make from these berries?
Juice of mountain ash
The berries are washed, cleaned of debris, passed on juicer, frozen. If necessary, in addition to the use of tea, ice-cream, shakes or use as juice;
Ryabinovoye jam
Berries are prepared and cooked, like any other berry, but add more sugar. To give extra flavor, you can cook a mountain ash with apple slices.
Wine and tincture of mountain ash
Of rowan make tinctures and dessert wine. Use late berry for dry and semi-dry wines - berries, collected in late September.
Berries, bark and leaves of mountain ash are widely used in folk medicine. For the preparation of medicinal infusions and decoctions - their terms rowan collection.
If you know when to pick berries of mountain ash, you can save all the useful properties and use them to strengthen your body.
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