Sea buckthorn berries are called "vitamin pills." Fruits contain a number of vitamins - C, E, B1, B2, B3, B6. They have a lot of carotene. In Siberia, several centuries ago, sea buckthorn treated people. They strengthened health by making tinctures and decoctions of its berries.
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Berry picking
You need to know how and when to correctly collect sea buckthorn. It is collected in August, preferably in its second half. At this time, she is whole and dry. From this berry it is good to cook jam, jams, syrups. It is suitable for fresh use. If the berry is picked in September and ripened, then it is better to make butter, jelly from it. It is very difficult to collect the berry, as it has very spiky branches.
There are a lot of recipes for sea buckthorn dishes. They squeeze juice out of it, boil jelly, compote, make jam. They make cocktails with it, adding milk, mousses, marmalade, etc.
Raw Jam - Sugar Berry
One of the easiest ways to cook sea buckthorn is to sprinkle it with sugar. Take 2 kg of berries and 1 kg of sugar. The berry is filled with sugar and mixed. Time is waiting. After the juice stands out, drain it into sterile jars and put it in a dark, cool place. Can be kept in the refrigerator. It is good to cook jelly and tea from such juice. You can prepare a healing tincture on vodka or cognac. If you drink juice every day for 1 tsp. You can protect yourself from the common cold in the winter.
Sea buckthorn jam with wild rose
This jam is a wonderful elixir that well supports immunity in the cold season.
For jam you will need:
- 1 kg of sea buckthorn
- 1 kg of large rose hips
- 1 liter of water
- 1kg sugar
How to make jam:
- Gently wash sea buckthorn. It’s better to do this by folding it in a colander. Hold under cold water tap. Rosehip cut and remove seeds.
- Prepare syrup from water and sugar.
- Sterilize banks in advance. Lay the berries in layers. Pour in the prepared syrup. Seal jars tightly. Insulate, that is, cover well with something warm and leave to cool completely.
Since this jam does not undergo heat treatment, the vitamins in it are fully preserved.