For harvesting mushrooms and berries for the winter, you can use the drying method. As a rule, tubular mushrooms are processed in this way: porcini, boletus, boletus. Of the berries - raspberries, strawberries, blackberries and cherries, which are dried in the oven or in the sun.
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You will need
- - threads;
- - wooden grate;
- - thick paper;
- - gauze.
Instruction manual
1
Sort the crop intended for drying. It is better to select young mushrooms, without wormholes and other injuries. Remove the needles and the earth from them. Berries intended for processing must be ripe, without traces of pests and rot. It is better to take raspberries and wild strawberries, as these berries differ from garden varieties in a stronger aroma and lower water content. Wash raw materials before drying is generally not recommended.
2
Cut mushrooms into plates no more than one and a half centimeters thick. The authors of a number of old manuals advise cutting off the legs at the hat itself and cutting them into plates, and drying the caps whole. Uncut open can be recycled young boletus no higher than five centimeters. Take out the seeds from the cherry, dry the other berries whole.
3
If the weather is sunny, string the mushrooms on a harsh thread and hang in a well-lit place. Sprinkle the berries in a thin layer on a baking sheet or sheet of plywood, lining it with clean paper. Place the berries in the sun, covered with gauze from insects. The same fabric can also be used to protect dried mushrooms.
4
Stir the berries every four hours. The drying process will be accelerated if you put a stack of newspapers under the paper that will absorb moisture. Change this layer with each stirring. Take mushrooms and berries to the house at night to protect them from dew.
5
The duration of drying outdoors depends on the weather. Ready mushrooms should easily break, bend slightly, but not crumble. Properly dried berries should not stick together when squeezed.
6
If the weather is not suitable for drying in the sun, you can get out of the situation using the oven. Sprinkle the chopped mushrooms on a wooden wire rack and place it on a baking sheet. To dry the berries, take thick paper instead of the wire rack.
7
Preheat the oven to a temperature of fifty degrees and place the mushrooms in it, leaving the door ajar. Three hours later, remove the pan and let the mushrooms cool. Stir the berries into the oven at that temperature every two hours.
8
Drain the cooled mushrooms at a temperature of seventy degrees. The oven door must remain open.
9
Arrange dried berries and mushrooms in cloth pouches and keep them in a cool, dry place. You can store blanks in tightly closed glass jars by placing them in a dry cabinet.