To keep juicy gooseberries for a long time, housewife-style canning is unbeatable. The proven method of preservation works without any chemical additives. Start here for a foray into various procedures for successful waking.

Properly prepare gooseberries for canning

After harvesting, gooseberries do not keep for long. Harvesting, cleaning and waking are therefore carried out with as little delay as possible. The fresh fruits are first washed in lukewarm water. Then use scissors or your fingertips to remove the remainder of the fruit stalk on one side of a berry and the dried flower residue on the other side.

To prevent the gooseberries from bursting when you wake them up, poke them quickly with a small needle. This step is not mandatory. Since the preserved fruits are kept in the glass jar, this measure is good for the optics.

Clean glasses and work materials meticulously

Cleanliness is paramount when canning gooseberries. Whether you use modern twist-off jars or traditional preserving jars with a rubber ring; these should be cleaned with water that is as hot as possible. The screw caps are also boiled. Then let all the materials dry on a clean kitchen towel.

Preserve whole fruits - that's how it works

When the preparations are complete, weigh the gooseberries. It takes 750 grams of the fruit to fill a 1 liter jar. Proceed as follows:

  • Pour the gooseberries into the mason jars
  • Top up with water to cover all the fruit
  • finally add 4-5 tablespoons of sugar
  • place the unclosed jars in a saucepan of water
  • Simmer for 10 minutes at 75 to 100 degrees Celsius
  • then let it cool in the water for another 10 minutes

Hang a cooking thermometer in the pot to check the temperature. As the temperature gradually rises, the total cooking time extends to an average of 30 minutes, including the cooling period. Last but not least, get the jars out of the water to close them with the screw caps or the rubber rings and jar lids. Now turn the preserving jars upside down until they have completely cooled down.

Skilfully boil down gooseberries to make jam

All sorts of gooseberries taste delicious as a spread. Canning fresh fruit into jam is easier than you might think. You need 1000 grams of cleaned gooseberries and 1000 grams of jam sugar. This is how it works in no time:

  • Pour the berries into a saucepan and mash lightly with a potato masher without crushing them
  • stir in the sugar in 2-3 portions with a spoon
  • put the lid on and let the mixture infuse overnight
  • bring to the boil while stirring and continue to simmer for 4 minutes

Pour the still hot jam into twist-off jars and immediately close the lid. Store the jars upside down until they cool.

tips and tricks

Gooseberries do not have to be fully ripe to be canned. Anyone who likes to eat them sourly can harvest them when they are half ripe. This has the advantage that an overly stocked gooseberry bush is relieved a little and the remaining fruits can ripen in peace.

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