Frozen cherries

Cherries are considered an incredibly popular plant and are ubiquitous in our latitudes. The history of cherries began in Antiquity, when this glorious plant was native to a small Greek town called Kerasunda or Κερασουντα. Over time, the fame of the delicious fruits of trees that grow in the city reached the Romans. Arriving in Kerasunda and tasting the fruits of the plant, the Romans came to indescribable delight and called the berries "Kerasuntian fruits" or cerasi.

Over time, the Latin name cherry penetrated the linguistic group of European states. Thanks to the ancient Roman name, cherries began to be called in Italy - ciliegia, in France - cerise, in Spain - cereza, in Germany - Kirsche, in England - cherry, and in Russia - cherry. It is worth noting that the famous cherry or prunus avium is the oldest type of cherry known to mankind, which in ancient times was called nothing more than bird cherry. Cherry fruits are distinguished by their both sour and sweet taste. The vitamin and mineral composition of cherry fruits deserves special attention.

Cherry fruits contain organic compounds such as succinic, citric, salicylic and malic acids in their chemical composition. In addition, the chemical composition of cherries is rich in iron, zinc, manganese, iodine, fluorine, potassium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus. However, this is not all since the cherry fruits contain vitamins of group A, E, B, C, as well as PP and folic acid. It is not surprising that people wanted to keep such a valuable product.

One of the simplest and most convenient methods of harvesting cherry fruits for future use at home can be considered freezing. Using the terminology of those skilled in the food industry, frozen cherries are a semi-finished product or frozen product with a long shelf life, which is cherry fruits that have been thermally processed at subzero temperatures. It is worth noting that it is in frozen cherries that most of all of the above useful compounds that contain fresh plant fruits are preserved.

According to various sociological surveys, frozen cherries are among the top ten most popular products in the domestic frozen semi-finished products market. On a production scale, the so-called instant or shock method of freezing the fruits of the plant is used to make frozen cherries. This advanced technology allows food producers to maintain the taste, consumer, as well as useful characteristics of cherry fruits, as well as other fruits or berries for a long time. Frozen cherries can also be made at home.

To do this, you will need ripe and not spoiled cherry berries, which are washed, then dried and laid out in cellophane bags or a friend, a package for storing berries. The cherries are placed in a freezer. Frozen cherries have been able to maintain their distinctive characteristics for a long time. The product can be used to make desserts, compotes, baking fillings or other confectionery. The process of making frozen cherries will not take long, and in the end you will get a tasty, and most importantly healthy product.