Drink from dogwood The first mention of dogwood was found by archaeologists in the territory of modern Switzerland and dates back to the 3rd century BC. Today this plant is most often found in most of Europe, as well as in the Caucasus, China, and North America. Fruits cornelian small size, red and tart to taste. They are eaten in fresh, dried and pickled. Cornelian is often added to tea, giving it some sourness, and also it produces an excellent compote and jam. Here is an easy and proven way to close for the winter several cans of fine dogwood jam: for 3 kilograms of dogwood take 1 kilogram of sugar and a glass of water. Cook the syrup from the water and sugar and pour it on the cornelian fruit. Bring the mass to a boil, cool and repeat the procedure, and then roll into sterilized jars.
Ingredients:- Cornel 300 g
- Sugar 0.5 tbsp.
- Water 1.5 l
- Step 1 To cook this compote will be needed: ripe dogwood, sugar and water.
- Step 2 Wash the cornelian fruits and put them in a pot of 1.5 liters. Pour the sugar to taste (we added 0.5 cups volume of 200 ml) and pour water. Put on a weak fire.
- Step 3 Turn the liquid to boil and cook for 10 minutes.
- Step 4 Then remove the pan from the heat and cover it with a lid. Allow to cool completely and stand. The whole process will take about 3-5 hours.
- Step 5 The compote should have a bright color, taste with sourness and a light aroma.