Probably everybody has heard about the beneficial properties of black currant. Jam, jam or tea from these berries must be present in the diet during the period of massive epidemics of ARVI and influenza. After all, currant contains a large amount of ascorbic acid, necessary to increase the body's defense against infections. However, besides cooking, there is another way to prepare currants for the winter, preserving the maximum amount of vitamins. This is a fresh berry, ground with sugar.
About the benefits of delicacy
100 grams (about three quarters of a glass) of currant berries contain double daily intake of vitamin C, almost half the norm of cobalt and molybdenum. Also, the berries are rich in dietary fiber, potassium, copper, manganese, iron, magnesium and calcium. 
In addition to the valuable vitamin-mineral composition, they are famous for other useful properties:
- antioxidant;
- tonic;
- immunomodulatory;
- antiviral;
- anti-inflammatory;
- disinfectant;
- diuretic.
Learn more about the beneficial properties of currant varieties: black, red, white.
Many housewives prefer to cook for the winter jam. However, during heat treatment, most of the vitamins are volatilized. The technology of preparation, which allows to keep them at maximum concentration, is called "cold jam" - while the berries are not cooked, they are ground with sugar. The process is quite simple, takes a little time and a minimum of effort; even an inexperienced cook will cope with it. At the same time, the delicacy is no less tasty and fragrant than jam or jam. 
We suggest you verify this by using one of the following recipes.
Did you know? In England, in the late 1930s, a black currant drink called Ribena appeared. During the Second World War, he was actively supplied to children's educational institutions and hospitals in order to compensate for vitamin C deficiency. Today, the drink is popular among European drivers, who paid attention to its other beneficial feature - increased tone.
Preparation of currant berries
First of all, it is necessary to prepare raw materials and containers in which it will be stored.
To begin, the fruit must be carefully examined and selected spoiled, damaged, stained, rotten, with a musty smell. The process should be given maximum attention, because even one rotten berry can cause damage to the entire dessert.
The next stage is the removal of peduncles and twigs.
Then the currants need to be washed under running water, preferably twice. It is best to do this by separating small portions and placing them in a colander. After that, the fruit must be thoroughly dried, spread out in a single layer on a baking sheet, a tray or a large dish. 
Important! Start the preparation of dessert is necessary only after the berries are completely dry. Otherwise, the product may ferment.
Preparing cans
Banks need to be thoroughly washed with soda and dried. Inspect for the presence of chips and cracks, remove damaged containers. Then sterilize the rest.
The quickest and most convenient method of sterilization is to place glass containers in microwave. They are put there for two or three minutes at full power. This should be done by pouring a small amount of water into them. It is not necessary to close them during sterilization.
Then the banks must be dried. Lids should be scalded with boiling water and dried.
Find out how to sterilize jars at home.
Video: microwave sterilization
Recipe number 1
This recipe is very simple - you need only two ingredients, a minimum set of inventory and only one day of time. It is better to start cooking in the evening, since the dessert will need to be drawn for 10-12 hours. It is better to leave it for infusion at night, in cooler conditions. In this way, it will be possible to prepare the jam, which is definitely not fermented and does not get moldy.
From one kilo of berries will make about three half-liter jars of jam.
We advise you to read about currant harvesting for the winter: black currant jam and wine; red currant jam and jam.
Kitchen tools
Care should be taken to have on hand the necessary utensils and accessories. We will need:
- deep bowl for berries and chopped mashed potatoes (capacity depends on the number of fruits);
- blender or grinder;
- spoon.
Ingredients
To make blackcurrant jam without heat treatment, you will need:
- berries - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1.2 kg.
Cooking method
Step-by-step cooking technology consists of 10 steps:
- Grind berries in a blender or meat grinder. Place in a deep container.
- Pour the sugar.
- Mix.
- Cover with gauze to prevent insects from getting into the jam.
- Leave on the table for about one hour, then mix two more times at intervals.
- Place in a cool place and leave to thicken overnight.
- Stir in the morning.
- Decompose in sterilized jars, leaving a distance of 1 cm from the top.
- Close nylon covers.
Video: cooking grated currants with a blender
Important! Currants should not be used regularly and in large quantities by people with a history of thrombophlebitis, increased acidity of the stomach, an ulcer in the acute stage, hepatitis, heart attack, stroke. Carefully her should eat pregnant women and children.
Recipe number 2
This recipe uses more granulated sugar. To grind the berries used grinder. In the absence of it, the fruit can be ground with a wooden spoon or rolling pin in any non-metallic container or through a sieve. Some mistresses claim that when they come into contact with metal, currants lose some of their valuable substances.
From one kilo of currant, ground, according to this recipe, you should get four half-liter cans of dessert.
Kitchen tools
For making jam without cooking, this recipe should have:
- a meat grinder or blender;
- deep capacity;
- wooden spoon.
Ingredients
Dessert is prepared from:
- berries - 1 kg;
- sugar sand - 2 kg.
Familiarize yourself with the recipes of gooseberry blanks: pickled, jam, jam, wine, sauce.
Cooking method
Cooking technology is as follows:
- Grind dry berries with a meat grinder.
- Pour sugar in small portions, grinding it with a wooden spoon.
- To completely dissolve the sugar, leave the jam overnight.
- In the morning jam, which will reach a jelly-like state, must be mixed.
- Fill him with cans.
- Close them with capron covers or roll up with a seamer. You can also use parchment paper, attaching it with an eraser.
- Send for storage in a cool place.
Video: cooking grated currants using a meat grinder
Where to store the workpiece
The product can be stored until the spring of next year. However, an important condition for long-term and successful storage is compliance with the necessary conditions. Immediately after placing the dessert in the banks, it should be sent to the shelf in the refrigerator, cellar or other cool place with air temperature. from 3 ° C to 8 ° C. Otherwise, the product will deteriorate and become unusable. The lower the temperature, the longer this dessert can be stored.
Read also about cooking viburnum with sugar for the winter.
Housewives Reviews
Thus, currant jam without cooking is a delicious dessert, which also has a number of useful properties, the main of which is first aid for colds. It is very simple and quick to prepare a treat, and under the right conditions it can be stored throughout the winter. It is good to use it with tea, to use as a filling in baking or as a sweet gravy for pancakes, pancakes, cheesecakes, spread on slices of bread, and also make jelly from it.
