Do you prepare homemade preparations for the winter every year, and are you always looking for new recipes for delicious preparations for the winter? Congratulations! You have come to the right page! On the site you will find not only the most delicious recipes for winter preparations, but also reliable recipes that have been tested by time and more than one generation of housewives.
Home canning is not at all as difficult as it might seem at first glance, and my homemade winter recipes with step-by-step photos will clearly demonstrate to you how easy and interesting this process can be. For your convenience, I have collected all my delicious preparations for the winter in a separate section, which will be updated every year with new recipes for homemade preparations for the winter.
The 8 Spoons website presents classic Soviet recipes for canning, my grandmother’s most delicious winter preparations, as well as modern adapted recipes for delicious winter preparations, which I compiled and prepared myself. All my homemade preparations for the winter are accompanied by a step-by-step description of the preservation process and colorful photos. You can confidently trust the recipe proportions and cooking technology. The preservation is not sour, and the jars do not explode.
I will be very interested to know what are your favorite and most delicious recipes for winter preparations? Write your reviews in the comments or in our VKontakte group!
My dear friends, I want to complain to you about the month of September. This is simply impossible: there are so many delicious juicy vegetables and fruits that it’s simply dizzying! And there is only one thought in my head: to have time, to definitely have time to replenish the pantry with preparations for the winter! So, I don't know...
When it comes to preserving cucumbers, I prefer to seal small cucumbers in jars - they look much more appetizing than large ones. But still, large cucumbers also need to be arranged somehow, right? In such cases, a cucumber recipe comes to my rescue...
Solyanka - stewed cabbage with vegetables - is loved by many people. This is a great appetizer or side dish for any occasion. This dish is good to prepare in summer and autumn, when there are a lot of fresh vegetables, juicy and tasty. Well, in the cold season... In...
Probably, eggplants in one form or another are covered for the winter as much as cucumbers and tomatoes: many people love the blue ones very much, so they want to enjoy them to the fullest in the cold. My family is no exception: recipes for preparations with...
Homemade ketchup is a great alternative to store-bought sauce. Therefore, thrifty housewives have been preparing ketchup at home for a long time, using only high-quality products without any chemicals. The delicious preparation can be cooked for the whole year and at the same time significantly save the family budget. Simple recipe...
We continue to prepare for winter. We will preserve the same squash caviar with the addition of mayonnaise according to GOST, as in the USSR, which was sold in Soviet stores. I have to admit, this is one of my favorite zucchini preserves recipes. It is best to use young vegetables with unripe...
What’s good about eggplants is that they go well with almost all vegetables: tomatoes, peppers, zucchini... And green beans too, of course. Therefore, very often eggplant preparations for the winter are prepared in the company ...
It was a surprisingly mushroom July this year. The forest is calling, beckoning. We go to the forest with empty baskets and return with full ones. And then I go through it all until late at night. But it's a joy. After all, you can prepare so many delicious things from...
Fans of delicious canned cucumbers for the winter will undoubtedly like this recipe. It’s quite simple: you just need to prepare the ingredients, put them in a jar, fill them with marinade and set them to sterilize. After that, all that remains is to roll up the cucumbers and patiently wait for winter, when you can try them. ...
Tell me, do you like apricots? What about cinnamon? Do you like lemons? If you answered “yes” to all these questions, then I will be happy to introduce you to another recipe for preparing food for the winter. We're talking about apricot jam, but with the addition of...
Pickled cucumbers and tomatoes, various assorted vegetables, jam and berry compotes - if all this has become too banal for you, then by all means take a look at this culinary selection. Unusual preparations, such as cucumber jam, carrot cheese, potato starch, prepared at home, simply excite the imagination. You can find these and other, no less interesting and original, preparations for the winter in this section of the site. Once you learn how to prepare certain unusual recipes, you will definitely be pleasantly surprised! If you choose a step-by-step recipe with photos, you will get the job done easily and simply.
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There are many ways to prepare plums for the winter. I prefer to store plums in the freezer. When frozen, the taste, appearance of the product and vitamins are preserved. I most often use frozen plums in syrup for baby food, making desserts and drinks. Children who often eat poorly eat this preparation with pleasure.
Home canning has long ceased to be a relic of the Soviet past, and modern housewives are trying to prepare delicious winter preparations for their families from seasonal vegetables and fruits, without preservatives and other chemicals inherent in store-bought canned food.
And of course, I am no exception either. For several years now, I have been collecting golden recipes for winter preparations on the Home Restaurant website. Recipes from my mother’s notebook, homemade recipes like my grandmother’s, recipes for preserves and jellies, pickles, adjika... these are not all homemade winter recipes with step-by-step photos presented on the Home Restaurant website.
In the “Winter Preparations” section you will find the most delicious recipes for winter preparations, time-tested and proven by more than one generation of housewives, as well as homemade winter preparations according to modern adapted recipes. Golden recipes for winter preparations from the site are proportions that are correct down to the gram, time-tested recipes, a detailed description of the canning process with high-quality photos, and, of course, a predictable result in the form of appetizing and tasty jars with twists.
For your convenience, all golden recipes for delicious winter preparations are accompanied by step-by-step photos. After all, you will agree that it is very convenient to prepare delicious preparations for the winter by viewing recipes with step-by-step photos in your kitchen from your phone or tablet. If you liked the golden recipes for winter preparations from the Home Restaurant website, do not forget to share them with your friends on social networks, and also write your comments and reviews of the preservation recipes on the website!
Eggplants can be preserved for the winter in different ways: pickle them, make caviar, or wrap them in something like a stew or vegetable salad. I love eggplant, so I'm interested in all the options. But I think that preparing salads for the winter is still a little easier. Therefore in my...
I am always very sorry if tomatoes do not have time to turn red in the fall due to the lack of sufficient sun and heat. That’s why I always close up my green tomato preparations for the winter: this way I save both the harvest and stock up on excellent preserves. Moreover...
I think your children, like my daughter, really love Nutella. But I am always wary of store-bought sweets of this kind: yes, they can be very tasty, but if we talk about their benefits, then... there is nothing to say. But there is a way out - to prepare...
Greetings, dear friends! Today we will talk about how you can prepare for the winter. Beautiful, orange, tasty and incredibly healthy pumpkin is undeservedly ignored in terms of preservation, and in vain! After all, you can make a lot of delicious things from pumpkin...
If we talk about savory preparations, then, in my opinion, it is best to close all kinds of salads, sautes and other mixes from a wide variety of vegetables for the winter. Why? Yes, because it’s tasty, beautiful, and will help you out in any situation. Take …
This adjika will appeal to those who love Georgian dishes: scalding hot, full of spices and seasonings... There are actually a lot of options for preparing adjika, but this recipe, it seems to me, is closest to the classic Georgian one. There will be no tomatoes in it - but...
As a rule, red tomatoes are most often salted, and there are quite a few recipes for such preparation. Meanwhile, salted green tomatoes also turn out to be very tasty. Green tomatoes themselves are harder than their red-cheeked counterparts, so for pickling it is better to cut them, ...
Each housewife has her own signature recipe for pickled cucumbers, according to which the cucumbers are such that everyone in the household likes them. I also have one, but despite this, I try to include other options in order to somehow diversify the usual preparations. Otherwise they...
We are preparing a very tasty zucchini appetizer for the winter. Juicy, tender and at the same time elastic circles of vegetables in a fragrant and rich tomato sauce will not leave anyone indifferent. Garlic and hot pepper make the finished zucchini dish even more interesting and aromatic. Simple recipe...
This year we placed a photo of homemade preparations on our traditional calendar. Many of you have asked our staff questions about the herbs and other products depicted here. We decided to meet with the author of this composition, Olga Ablisimova, and ask her about where it was collected and how it was used.
Olga, your winter preparations are depicted on the calendar. Everything looks bright and appetizing. Please tell us about your hobby.
For me, going for berries and mushrooms is a pleasant pastime in nature, when you can admire the beauty of forests and fields and relax your soul. You always want to stop time, prolong the memories of summer and feel the smell and taste of forest aromas on cold winter evenings.
This is where my interests coincided. I love to experiment, try different ways to preserve nature's gifts, mix everything and get new original recipes. I discovered drying. It’s nice to see the transformation of herbs and berries, vegetables and fruits; choosing the cutting method, drying time, and type of finished product for each type is also important. And what a scent they acquire! It’s just wonderful that my family and my friends appreciated my work and inspired Alexander Blokhin to create such a beautiful still life photo.
Everything you see on this calendar are gifts from the Mordovian land, namely the Zubovo-Polyansky region. Drying vegetables is one of the oldest methods of preparation. It is simple and accessible, while allowing you to save an almost complete set of useful elements. At first I dried the herbs on the balcony, simply hanging the bunches in a dark place. But it didn’t always turn out well. They were not completely dried and therefore were not preserved until spring. One day I saw an electric dryer in a store. Moreover, its set included interesting trays, for example, for marshmallows. Of course, I bought it, which I don’t regret at all.
After all, if canning requires a large cabinet or pantry, and freezing requires a spacious refrigerator, then this is not required for dried products. Dried preparations are greatly reduced in volume. I store this at home, in an ordinary apartment, in glass jars under vacuum lids.
The first thing you notice is the blue flowers in the jar. What is this?
This is the color of Ivan tea, many have heard about it. Until the beginning of the 20th century, in Rus' they brewed it and drank it as a traditional hot drink. We collect it near the village of Shiringushi in the Zubovo-Polyansky district. Although it grows in Atemara, Kochkurovo, and Bolshebereznikovsky district. It turns out that it contains a lot of vitamin C. Ivan tea improves tone and gives strength. By the way, the grass is also an excellent honey plant. Therefore, when brewed, tea acquires the aroma of honey. Many of us are accustomed to drinking tea with sugar. This drink is good without it, as it is sweet and aromatic in itself.
In the basket, if I'm not mistaken, is St. John's wort?
Yes, this is a fragrant herb - St. John's wort. There is no disease that she would not treat. People say that this is a herb for 99 ailments. Its golden flowers are pleasing to the eye, and its pleasant tart taste brings pleasure.
The other herb in the photo is sage. At home we usually use it when our throat hurts. In addition, sage can serve as a wonderful fragrance for sachets. I put it in linen bags and put it in the closet with my things.
The photo is decorated with scattered wild strawberries. Everyone knows the benefits of this berry. Are dried strawberries also healthy? What are the features of its storage?
Yes, of course, the beneficial properties of both fresh and dried strawberries are inexhaustible. I even specifically looked in the books to see what this berry contains, and I was surprised. In addition to their high content of vitamin C, it contains carotene, vitamins B1, B2, folic acid, iron, and is also a source of mineral salts. I usually brew it into tea with other herbs or just add it to black tea. It quenches thirst well.
Previously, dried strawberries were stored in linen bags, but this did not save the berries from all kinds of pests and foreign odors. Today you can find all kinds of storage jars in stores. Personally, I store berries, like many other things, in glass containers under vacuum lids. It can remain under such covers for a long time, does not deteriorate, and does not absorb “unnecessary” odors and moisture.
The strawberries and rose hips that you see on the calendar were collected far from highways and railways, also in the Zubovo-Polyansky district. By the way, do not forget about the beneficial properties of rose hips, which also found its place on the calendar. I like to brew it in a thermos. Let it sit overnight, and the next day you can drink it. This drink has a wonderful sweet and sour taste and is high in vitamin C.
The bright jar with tomatoes and onions attracts attention. It seems that now few people dry slices of carrots, beets, onions and tomatoes for the winter...
And in vain. Although initially mushrooms, herbs and berries were preserved in this way. However, modern methods make it possible to dry vegetables as well. Products can be stored for several years without losing their beneficial properties. In addition, it is also convenient, for example, when you are short on time or you are tired, the process of preparing dinner is greatly simplified if you have dried vegetables on hand. Dried fruits can be consumed either dried or reconstituted. To do this, you just need to add one glass of water to one glass of fruit.
Separately, I would like to tell you about homemade vegetable seasoning, which can decorate any dish. I add it everywhere: to soups, porridge, salads, omelettes, stews, etc. It is easy to prepare. You dry herbs (onions, parsley, dill, celery, etc.) and vegetables as they ripen. The composition of the seasoning can be anything, it all depends on what grows in your garden. I dry everything in an electric dryer. Then all the ingredients are mixed. Then they can be ground in a coffee grinder to obtain a fine fraction. Or you can use a wooden masher, then the ingredients will remain larger and in the dish they will take the form of pieces of vegetables and herbs.
Thank you, Olga, for an interesting story. I think many residents of our republic will take your advice on drying into account this summer and replenish their supplies for the winter.
Thank you. I wish everyone health and joy in the coming year!
Today, preparing for the winter allows you not only to stock up on summer or autumn vegetables and fruits, but also to perfectly diversify your everyday and holiday menu with savory snacks, juicy salads, vitamin juices, sweet compotes and delicious jam.
Recipes for winter preparations were carefully thought out by our grandmothers, who precisely checked the proportions of ingredients and experimented with methods of heat treatment. Today, preparations in jars for the winter are no less, if not more popular than just a few decades ago. Despite the emergence of other ways to stock up on berries, fruits and vegetables for the winter, as well as the appearance of all kinds of canned goods on store shelves, homemade preparations for the winter will always be in demand by housewives.
After all, delicious preparations for the winter can only be made at home, while industrially canned cucumbers most often turn out to be overly sour, mushrooms are sweet, tomatoes are salty, jam is cloying, and compote “delights” with a chemical aroma. Therefore, absolutely all preparations for the winter: compotes, salads, jams, preserves, pickled or salted vegetables or mushrooms are best made at home. If you are new to cooking and have never prepared preserves, we will help you learn how to do it at the highest level!
On the pages of our website you will certainly find photo recipes for winter preparations that will satisfy any requests and gastronomic preferences. Our winter preparations from vegetables, berries and fruits will captivate you with their diversity, ease of preparation and accessibility of recipes.
You can safely serve winter preparations from tomatoes and cucumbers, which are unofficially considered “classics of the genre,” on a holiday or everyday table when your family asks for something tasty.
Also, after reading our recipes, you can make delicious winter preparations from zucchini: caviar, salads, snacks and even jam. And currant preparations for the winter will not leave any sweet tooth indifferent.
And for those housewives who avoid unnecessary hassle when sealing jars, winter preparations without sterilization, which are distinguished by their delicate taste and speed of preparation, are simply ideal.
The best preparations for the winter from our experienced chefs will help you conquer your family with delicious preserves!
06.09.2019
Chokeberry jam with apples and lemon
Ingredients: apple, rowan, lemon, sugar, waterIngredients:
- 1 kg of apples;
- 600 g chokeberry;
- 1 lemon;
- 1.5 kg of sugar;
- 80 ml of water.
02.09.2019
Sloe sauce for the winter
Ingredients: sloe, cilantro, parsley, dill umbrella, hot pepper, garlic, mint, salt, sugar, coriander, waterYou can make an excellent sauce from sloe and cover it for the winter. Then all year round you will have a delicious addition to meat on your table.
Ingredients:
- 500 g of thorns;
- 1 bunch of cilantro;
- 1 bunch of parsley;
- 1 dill umbrella;
- 1 hot pepper;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 3-4 sprigs of mint;
- 1 tsp. salt;
- 1 tbsp. Sahara;
- 1\3 tsp. ground coriander;
- 50 ml of water.
23.08.2019
Transparent jam from paradise apples with tails
Ingredients: apple, sugar, waterThe most delicious apple jam is made from heavenly apples in clear syrup. Our detailed master class will tell you how to prepare it correctly.
Ingredients:
- 500 g of heavenly apples;
- 500 g sugar;
- 125 ml.
22.08.2019
Tomatoes with aspirin, filled with cold water in a 3 liter jar
Ingredients: tomato, water, vinegar, salt, sugar, aspirin, dill, currant leaf, onion, garlicTomatoes are simply prepared and stored well for the winter, sealed with aspirin. They even fill themselves with cold water, can you imagine? Everything about this recipe is so easy.
Ingredients:
- tomatoes;
- 4-5 tbsp. water;
- 50 g vinegar 9%;
- 2 tbsp. salt;
- 1 tbsp. Sahara;
- 3 dill umbrellas;
- 3 currant leaves;
- 1 onion;
- 3 cloves of garlic.
17.08.2019
How to pickle porcini mushrooms in jars for the winter
Ingredients: mushroom, water, salt, sugar, basil, bay leaf, peppercorns, cayenne pepper, garlic, vinegarPorcini mushrooms are not only dried, but also salted in jars for the winter. It turns out to be a wonderful snack - filling, tasty and lean, which is important for those who are fasting.
Ingredients:
- 400 g of porcini mushrooms;
- 600 ml water;
- 1.5 tsp. salt;
- 1 tsp. Sahara;
- 1 tsp. dried basil;
- 1-2 bay leaves;
- 1 tsp. pepper;
- 0.3 tsp. cayenne pepper;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 1.5 tbsp. vinegar.
15.08.2019
Green tomatoes are perfectly closed for the winter - this preparation will certainly be very popular in the cold season. We would like to introduce you to a very successful recipe for pickled green tomatoes.
Ingredients:
- 800 g green tomatoes;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 0.5 tsp. black pepper;
- 1 parsley root;
- 2 bay leaves;
- 15 g salt;
- 25 g sugar;
- 30 ml vinegar;
- cumin;
- fennel;
- dill.
15.08.2019
Pickled boletus
Ingredients: boletus, water, salt, sugar, lemon, vinegar, bay leaf, parsley, basilMushroom lovers will really like this recipe for pickled boletuses for the winter. They are easy to prepare, but they turn out tasty and aromatic.
Ingredients:
- 600 g of boletus;
- 1.3 liters of water;
- 1 tbsp. salt;
- 1 tsp. Sahara;
- 2-3 cups of lemon;
- 3 tbsp. vinegar;
- 2 bay leaves;
- 0.5 bunch of parsley;
- 1 branch of purple basil.
11.08.2019
Sweet tomatoes for the winter, recipe for a 3 liter jar
Ingredients: tomato, salt, sugar, vinegar, dill, parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns, onion, bell pepper, garlic, waterIt is best to seal such sweet canned tomatoes in 3-liter jars - they turn out very tasty; a smaller volume may not be enough for everyone to try and fill up.
Ingredients:
- 2 kg of tomatoes;
- 2 tbsp. salt;
- 3 tbsp. Sahara;
- 3 tbsp. vinegar;
- dill umbrellas and parsley to taste;
- 3 bay leaves;
- 5 black peppercorns;
- 0.5 onions;
- 1 bell pepper;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- water.
11.08.2019
How to make pumpkin and orange juice for the winter
Ingredients: pumpkin, sugar, orange, lime, waterIf you love pumpkin, then you will also appreciate an excellent winter preparation - pumpkin juice. You can add orange to it - this will make the juice even tastier.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg pumpkin;
- 2\3 cups sugar;
- 1 orange;
- 1 lime;
- 1-1.5 tbsp. water.
06.08.2019
Pumpkin puree for the winter at home with orange
Ingredients: pumpkin, orange, sugar, water, lime juiceTasty and beautiful pumpkin puree is an excellent preparation for the winter. This recipe is quick and easy, so there's no excuse not to make it.
Ingredients:
- 0.5 kg pumpkin pulp;
- 1 small orange;
- sugar to taste;
- 0.5 tbsp. water.
28.07.2019
White apple jam for the winter
Ingredients: apple, sugar, water, cinnamonApple jam from the white filling variety turns out very beautiful and tasty, of course. There are certain subtleties in its preparation, and our master class will tell you about them.
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of apples;
- 1 kg of sugar;
- 100 ml water;
- 2 cinnamon sticks.
27.07.2019
Blueberry jam with wild strawberries
Ingredients: blueberries, wild strawberries, sugar, pectinBlueberries and strawberries are very tasty berries, and the jam they make is simply excellent. Our recipe will tell you how to prepare it.
Ingredients:
- 350 g blueberries;
- 350 g strawberries;
- 400 g sugar;
- 1 tsp. apple pectin.
26.07.2019
Gooseberry compote with orange for the winter
Ingredients: gooseberries, sugar, orangeAn excellent option for compote for the winter is gooseberries and oranges. It is prepared simply and quickly, but it turns out tasty and very interesting. Be sure to close this blank, you won’t regret it!
Ingredients:
- 400 g gooseberries;
- 240 g sugar;
- 0.5 orange.
25.07.2019
Blackberry compote for the winter in a 3 liter jar
Ingredients: blackberries, sugar, citric acid, mint, basilBlackberry compote, closed for the winter, turns out tasty and beautiful. During the cold season, such a drink will come in handy.
Ingredients:
- 500 g blackberries;
- 1 cup of sugar;
- 1 tsp. citric acid;
- 4 branches of fresh mint;
- 1 branch of lemon basil.
15.07.2019
Red cherry plum tkemali
Ingredients: cherry plum, sugar, salt, hops-suneli, pepper, saffron, bay leaf, garlic, herbsDon't forget to close the cherry plum tkemali for the winter - this sauce will certainly come in handy during the cold season. Moreover, his recipe is not as complicated as it might seem.
Ingredients:
- 0.7 kg of red cherry plum;
- 30 g sugar;
- 1 tbsp. salt;
- 1 tsp. khmeli-suneli;
- 1 tsp. cayenne pepper;
- 3 peas of allspice;
- 1 pinch of saffron;
- 2 bay leaves;
- 0.5 heads of garlic;
- 10 g of greens.
