Viburnum, frozen for the winter, is an excellent remedy for colds and more.

Garden red viburnum wins in everything: soil, fertilizers, environmentally friendly planting. However, it should be collected only at a certain period, when the berries become, as it were, transparent in the rays of the sun. This means that the fruits have become juicy and ripe.

To freeze for the winter, viburnum is collected in clusters on a dry day. You should not pick wet berries. Brushes with berries can be broken off the branches or cut off.

This summer, the viburnum berries were not so elastic, therefore, after picking and freeing from small branches, the ripe, red fruits had to be soaked in water for about 20 minutes so that the dust and dry remains of the leaves would move away from the berries.

We remove all the leaves, wash the berries and drain the water through a colander.

We remove the wrinkled and small ones - we leave only large juicy berries for freezing.

For freezing, it is better to use shallow plastic containers. Pour a portion of berries and put them in the freezer for several hours.

Well-frozen berries should sound like cereal when poured. When the berries have reached the desired degree of freezing, pour them in portions into a large container or bag for long-term storage.

In winter, you can make fruit drinks and compotes from frozen viburnum berries.

These healing homemade drinks are especially good for diabetics. And if you have a cold, add frozen berries to hot tea and get a surefire remedy for a quick recovery.