Wet apples are a long-forgotten recipe for homemade preparations. Few housewives salt or, as they say, "wet" the fruit in tubs in order to put on the table an aromatic, slightly sour snack in the winter. You will not regret if you read our article on how to make waxed apples at home - they are very tasty, besides they can be not only dessert, but also a complement to meat dishes. Here we give a few recipes to choose from - simply with salt and sugar, as well as with honey and spices. You will only have to find the most suitable one and get down to business.
Washable apples "Antonovka": recipe classic
You will need:
- 5 liters of plain water;
- 200 gr. Granulated sugar;
- A tablespoon with a slide of salt;
- Leaves of cherry and currant;
- Fresh apples - how much will go.
If you are going to preserve fruit in 3 liter cans, it's best to choose their medium size so that they can easily climb through the neck. If you have a wooden tub, in this case the size is not important. First, sterilize the jars in boiling water, in parallel you can weld marinade - in the specified amount of water, pour in salt and sugar, let it simmer for about 5 minutes, then cool the liquid. The bottom of prepared cans for canning cover with leaves and start laying apples (previously washed) - from below you can put fruits larger, and on top ones that are smaller. Now pour the prepared marinade apples to the top, close the top of the can of gauze and put in a dark place to wander. After a couple of days, foam forms on the surface, it needs to be removed, if necessary, top up the marinade - remember that the liquid should always cover the fruit. Done - you can close the jars with plastic lids and put them in a cool place "to reach": fruits can be eaten in a month, but finally they will be ready in two. This recipe for the soaked apples "Antonovka" is classic, but many supplement it with various additives like honey, spices, fragrant herbs and so on. It depends on whether you like sweet or whether you are going to serve apples for meat (then they should be out of date), or just want to bring home sweet delicacy in the winter - then you can cook marinade and honey. How - read on.
Wash apples "Antonovka": a recipe for a real winter dessert
For cooking, you will need:
- 20 kilograms of apples (if you have less, reduce the amount of other ingredients in proportion);
- 500 gr. Good honey;
- Half a kilo of prunes (dried fruit);
- Half a kilo of bran;
- 10 liters of water and 50 grams. Salt.
The washed apples "antonovka" (a recipe with prunes) will be a real hit of your winter preparations - they will be liked by the home, who have never tried anything like that, and guests who will ask you for a prescription. Apples wash, water boil, and then pour it bran and prunes. Mix well - in your solution should not remain and a hint of lumps. Now dissolve honey and salt in the water, pour the resulting marinade into apples or jars, so that the liquid covers the fruit completely. Done - from above (if you cook in a tub), put the yoke and put the container in a cool place. A couple of days after that you need to remove the foam from the surface and top up the marinade - the fruits will be very active wander as soon as the process goes to a decline, close the jars with lids and put them in a dark premise until the winter cold. Now you know how delicious to cook the washed apples "Antonovka": choose the recipe at your own discretion. Having made a preparation in the summer or in the autumn, in the winter you can please home traditional Russian snack.