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Some say that lightly salted squash looks like cucumbers, for others they resemble mushrooms more, but everyone unanimously agrees that they are very tasty and decorate any table. You can prepare lightly salted squash for the winter, but prepare more of them, otherwise there won’t be enough.

Such familiar zucchini can bring surprises. There is probably no person in the world who has not tried squash caviar at least once. Many housewives cook “zucchini like pineapples,” and this suggests that there is a lot we don’t know about zucchini. In particular, about the fact that you can make juice from zucchini for the winter.

It is difficult to predict in advance what flavor a lightly salted watermelon will taste like. The pink flesh may taste virtually no different from a fresh watermelon, and when you reach the white rind, you suddenly feel the taste of a lightly salted cucumber. And I know only one thing for sure - anyone who has ever tried lightly salted watermelon will never forget this taste.

Apple juice can be prepared from any variety of apples, but for winter preparations, it is better to take late-ripening varieties. Although they are denser and there will be more pulp, they also contain more vitamins.The only task is to preserve all these vitamins and not lose them during the cooking process.

Strawberry juice is sometimes made in the summer, but it is considered unnecessary to prepare it for the winter, processing excess berries into jams and preserves. I must say that this is in vain. After all, juice has the same amount of vitamins and beneficial microelements as fresh strawberries, which means it is healthier than jam, which is filled with a lot of sugar and boiled for many hours.

For dietary nutrition, a pear is more suitable than an apple. After all, if apples stimulate the appetite, then after eating a pear this does not happen. In addition, a pear tastes sweeter than an apple, and at the same time, it contains much less sugar. All this leads to the fact that the pear and its juice are perfect for baby food, for those who are on a diet or have diabetes.

In the old days, the only way to preserve tomatoes for the winter was pickling. Pickling was invented much later, but this did not stop tomatoes from being pickled in different ways to get tomatoes with different tastes. We will use old recipes, but taking into account the modern rhythm of life, when every minute is valued.

Peach juice rarely causes allergies.It is suitable for first feeding for children up to one year old, and babies adore it. It is tasty, refreshing, and at the same time has a lot of useful microelements. Peaches have a short season and the shelf life of the fruit is very short. In order not to lose all these useful substances, you can preserve the juice, and the best preparation is peach juice for the winter.

Although cherries are rich in antioxidants and are useful for many diseases, they are almost never harvested for the winter, and this is very in vain. Cherry juice has a mild taste, it refreshes and restores the necessary supply of vitamins in the body, depleted in winter.

Blueberries are a type of plant about which folk healers and medical luminaries have agreed on the almost magical properties of the berries. If disputes arise, it is only on the question of in what form blueberries are healthier

It would seem that now there is no special need for winter preparations. After all, you can buy fresh vegetables and fruits in supermarkets. But not everything is so rosy. Most seasonal vegetables sold out of season are loaded with nitrates and herbicides, which negates all their benefits. The same applies to fresh cucumbers. Juice made from such cucumbers will bring little benefit, and this is at best. To always have fresh cucumber juice and not be afraid of nitrates, prepare it yourself for the winter.

Tomato juice is prepared slightly differently than regular tomato juice. But, like tomato juice, it can be used as a borscht dressing or for preparing main courses. What is the difference between juice and fruit drink? Firstly - taste. Tomato juice is more sour, and this taste has its fans who prefer to make fruit juice rather than juice.

Cauliflower can diversify regular pickles if you are already tired of cucumbers and tomatoes. The taste of lightly salted cauliflower is somewhat unusual, but quite pleasant. There are some quirks to cooking cauliflower, but nothing you can't handle.

Mint jelly is a gourmet treat. You can’t eat a lot of it, but you can inhale the aroma of mint endlessly. Also, mint jelly can be used to decorate and flavor desserts, or added to drinks.

Today you won’t surprise anyone with watermelon jam, although it is not prepared often. Boil the syrup for too long, and in the end, there is little left of the watermelon taste. Another thing is watermelon jelly. It's quick and easy to prepare, and it can be stored for a year and a half.

It is difficult to overestimate the benefits of eggplant, and it is impossible to count and list all the recipes where the main ingredient is eggplant.Lightly salted eggplants are an excellent appetizer that is not difficult to prepare, but whose taste will be appreciated by everyone.

Carrots are perfectly stored fresh, and if they are pickled, they do it for something specific. Well, let's say you need carrots for a stew, or for a salad, but you have neither the time nor the desire to tinker with dirty carrots from the cellar. This is where lightly salted carrots, prepared in several ways, for different dishes, come in handy.

Sometimes gardeners are faced with a problem when tomato bushes, green and laden with fruits just yesterday, suddenly begin to dry out. Green tomatoes fall off, and it's a sad sight. But it's only sad if you don't know what to do with green tomatoes.

Cherries have several advantages over regular tomatoes. They taste better, and this is not in dispute, they are small and easy to eat, and again, they are small, which means that you can very quickly prepare a snack from them - lightly salted tomatoes. I will present several recipes for lightly salted cherry tomatoes, and you can choose for yourself which of these recipes you like best.

Pepper juice is prepared mainly for medicinal purposes for the winter.It is not recommended to drink a lot of it, but we will consider not medicinal recipes, but a way to prepare and preserve pepper juice for the winter. There are many varieties of peppers. Basically, it is divided into sweet and hot peppers. Juice is also made from hot, hot peppers, and this is the basis for all kinds of sauces, adjika and seasonings.