Today, preparations for the winter allow not only to stock up on summer or autumn vegetables and fruits, but also to diversify your daily and festive menu with savory snacks, juicy salads, vitamin juices, sweet compotes and delicious jams.

Recipes for preparations for the winter were carefully thought out by our grandmothers, who accurately verified 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 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 preservation on store shelves, homemade preparations for the winter will always be in demand by housewives.

After all, delicious preparations for the winter are obtained only at home, while industrially canned cucumbers most often turn out to be excessively sour, mushrooms are sweet, tomatoes are salty, jam is sugary, and compote “pleases” with a chemical aroma. Therefore, absolutely all preparations for the winter: compotes, salads, jams, preserves, pickled or salted vegetables or mushrooms - it is better to do 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 site you will certainly find photo recipes for winter preparations that will satisfy any requests and gastronomic preferences. Our preparations for the winter from vegetables, berries and fruits will conquer you with their variety, ease of preparation and availability of recipes.

Tomato and cucumber preparations for the winter, which are unofficially considered “classics of the genre,” you can safely serve on a festive or everyday table when your family asks for something tasty.

Also, after reading our recipes, you can make delicious preparations for the winter from zucchini: caviar, salads, snacks and even jam. And currant preparations for the winter will not leave indifferent any sweet tooth.

And for those hostesses who avoid unnecessary troubles when rolling cans, blanks for the winter without sterilization, which are distinguished by a delicate taste and quick preparation, are simply ideal.

The best preparations for the winter from our experienced chefs will help you conquer your family with delicious preservation!

22.11.2019

Thick simple redcurrant jam for the winter "Five minutes"

Ingredients: currant, sugar

Redcurrant jam is almost always thick, even if it's "Five Minute". and it is also a very tasty preservation, which you will certainly like.

Ingredients:
- 250 g of red currant;
- 250 g of sugar.

24.10.2019

The most delicious persimmon jam

Ingredients: persimmon, lemon, sugar, water, cinnamon, star anise

Persimmon jam turns out to be very tasty and interesting, so we advise you to close it for the winter. This is very easy to do, especially if you have our recipe in front of you.

Ingredients:
- 500 g persimmon;
- 1 lemon;
- 250 g of sugar;
- 30 ml of water;
- 1 cinnamon stick;
- 2 pcs star anise.

22.10.2019

Delicious pickled boletus without sterilization

Ingredients: mushroom, salt, sugar, vinegar, bay leaf, colored pepper, allspice, water

Ingredients:
- 1.5 kg oil;
- 10 g of salt for brine;
- 20 g of salt for cooking mushrooms;
- 10 g of sugar;
- 150 g of apple cider vinegar;
- 3 bay leaves;
- 1 tsp colored pepper;
- 4 peas of allspice;
- spring water.

18.10.2019

Salad "Winter's Tale" of cucumbers for the winter

Ingredients: tomato, sweet pepper, garlic, cucumber, salt, sugar, vinegar, vegetable oil

A delicious salad for the winter with the beautiful name "Winter's Tale", prepared according to this recipe, will become one of your favorites: in the cold season, you will surely appreciate both its taste and appetizing appearance.

Ingredients:
- 1 kg of tomatoes;
- 2 sweet peppers;
- 4-5 cloves of garlic;
- 1 kg of cucumbers;
- 0.5 tbsp salt;
- 80 g of sugar;
- 2 tablespoons vinegar 9%;
- 70 ml of vegetable oil.

18.10.2019

Salad "Pyaterochka" for the winter with eggplant

Ingredients: eggplant, tomato, onion, sweet pepper, sugar, salt, vegetable oil, vinegar

An excellent preparation for the winter will be the Pyaterochka salad. It contains a lot of waxes, including eggplant, which is why it turns out to be tasty and appetizing.

Ingredients:
- 5 eggplant;
- 5 tomatoes;
- 5 bulbs;
- 5 pieces of sweet pepper;
- 4 tablespoons Sahara;
- 1 t.l. salt;
- 150 g of vegetable oil;
- 2 tablespoons table vinegar 9%.

13.10.2019

Beet salad with bell peppers and onions for the winter

Ingredients: beets, onions, bell peppers, water, sugar, salt, vegetable oil, vinegar

Ingredients:
- 0.5 kg of beets;
- 300 g of onion;
- 300 g of bell pepper;
- 50 g of water;
- 25 g of sugar;
- 15 g of salt;
- 50 g of vegetable oil;
- 30 g of vinegar 9%.

11.09.2019

Blackberry jam with lemon and orange

Ingredients: rowan, orange, lemon, sugar

Ingredients:
- 650 g of chokeberry;
- 250 g of orange;
- 85 g of lemon;
- 1 kg of sugar.

06.09.2019

Black chokeberry jam with apples and lemon

Ingredients: apple, rowan, lemon, sugar, water

Ingredients:
- 1 kg of apples;
- 600 g of chokeberry;
- 1 lemon;
- 1.5 kg of sugar;
- 80 ml of water.

02.09.2019

Blackthorn sauce for the winter

Ingredients: blackthorn, cilantro, parsley, dill umbel, hot pepper, garlic, mint, salt, sugar, coriander, water

You can make an excellent sauce from the turn and close it for the winter. Then all year round you will have a delicious addition to meat on the table.
Ingredients:
- 500 g of sloes;
- 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 paradise apple jam with ponytails

Ingredients: apple, sugar, water

The most delicious apple jam is made from heavenly apples, in clear syrup. How to cook it correctly, our detailed master class will tell you.

Ingredients:
- 500 g of paradise apples;
- 500 g of 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, garlic

Simply prepared and perfectly stored tomatoes for the winter, closed with aspirin. They even fill with cold water, can you imagine? That's how easy this recipe is.
Ingredients:
- tomatoes;
- 4-5 tablespoons water;
- 50 g of vinegar 9%;
- 2 tablespoons salt;
- 1 tbsp Sahara;
- 3 dill umbrellas;
- 3 currant leaves;
- 1 onion;
- 3 cloves of garlic.

17.08.2019

How to salt porcini mushrooms for the winter in jars

Ingredients: mushroom, water, salt, sugar, basil, bay leaf, peppercorns, cayenne pepper, garlic, vinegar

Porcini mushrooms are not only dried, but also salted for the winter in jars. It turns out a wonderful snack - hearty, tasty and lean, which is important for those who fast.
Ingredients:
- 400 g of white mushrooms;
- 600 ml of water;
- 1.5 tsp salt;
- 1 tsp Sahara;
- 1 tsp dried basil;
- 1-2 bay leaves;
- 1 tsp peppercorns;
- 0.3 tsp cayenne pepper;
- 1 clove of garlic;
- 1.5 tablespoons vinegar.

15.08.2019

Ingredients: tomato, garlic, pepper, parsley, bay leaf, salt, sugar, vinegar, cumin, fennel, dill

Green tomatoes are perfectly closed for the winter - such a preparation will certainly be very popular in the cold season. We want to introduce you to a very successful recipe for pickled green tomatoes.
Ingredients:
- 800 g of green tomatoes;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 0.5 tsp black pepper;
- 1 parsley root;
- 2 bay leaves;
- 15 g of salt;
- 25 g of sugar;
- 30 ml of vinegar;
- cumin;
- fennel;
- dill.

15.08.2019

Pickled boletus

Ingredients: boletus, water, salt, sugar, lemon, vinegar, bay leaf, parsley, basil

Mushroom lovers will love this recipe for boletus pickled for the winter. They are easy to prepare, but they turn out tasty and fragrant.
Ingredients:
- 600 g of boletus;
- 1.3 liters of water;
- 1 tbsp salt;
- 1 tsp Sahara;
- 2-3 cups of lemon;
- 3 tablespoons vinegar;
- 2 bay leaves;
- 0.5 bunch of parsley;
- 1 branch of purple basil.

11.08.2019

Sweet tomatoes for the winter, a recipe for a 3 liter jar

Ingredients: tomato, salt, sugar, vinegar, dill, parsley, bay leaf, peppercorns, onion, bell pepper, garlic, water

Such sweet canned tomatoes are best closed in 3 liter jars - they turn out to be very tasty, a smaller volume may not be enough for everyone to try and eat.
Ingredients:
- 2 kg of tomatoes;
- 2 tablespoons salt;
- 3 tablespoons Sahara;
- 3 tablespoons vinegar;
- umbrellas of dill and parsley to taste;
- 3 bay leaves;
- 5 peas of black pepper;
- 0.5 bulbs;
- 1 bell pepper;
- 2-3 cloves of garlic;
- water.

Even novice cooks can roll up a couple of cans of cherry compote. The main thing is to approach this fascinating process with all seriousness and responsibility, choose the right berries for compote and follow simple rules. There are few of them, but they should not be neglected. ›

From fish trifles, and not only from it, you can cook a chic appetizer that just flies off the table. These are homemade canned fish, which for some reason are always compared with store-bought ones. Even the names of the recipes are sure to sound something like this... ›

Perhaps no New Year is complete without tangerines. This is not only a tradition that cannot be changed, but also a great pleasure from contemplating bright, mood-enhancing fruits, and a fragrance that instantly immerses us all in the atmosphere of the New Year holidays. How I would like to prolong all these sensations longer! Everything is possible - cook tangerine jam! ›

Cook a wonderful cone jam, it's not difficult at all even for a novice hostess. There are many recipes for its preparation, among them you can choose both simpler and more sophisticated. The main thing is to do it right, following the technology of your chosen recipe and listening to our helpful tips. ›

Each housewife strives to keep in vegetables harvested for the winter, a maximum of vitamins that will provide such a necessary benefit to our body in winter. Pickled garlic is just one of the ways to get both benefits and a wonderful preparation, which can be seasoned with a variety of dishes, served at the table in addition to meat dishes. ›

Sauerkraut is perhaps the easiest recipe for preserving this healthy vegetable. When cabbage is boiled, almost half of such a useful vitamin as B9 (folic acid) is destroyed in it, but during pickling, all vitamins remain intact and even added! The amount of vitamin C, for example, increases many times, reaching 70 mg per 100 g, and vitamin P in sauerkraut is 20 times more than in fresh cabbage. ›

No one will refuse to eat crispy sauerkraut. This juicy, sweet and sour appetizer is instantly appetizing, and there's no need to talk about its benefits! Sauerkraut in jars is a real storehouse of vitamin C, because it contains more of it than a lemon. In addition, cabbage is rich in vitamins B, K, PP, as well as a rare vitamin U. Fermentation of cabbage allows you to fully preserve all the vitamins and nutrients in the product, while a delicious snack will delight you with its benefits for up to 8 months. That is why sauerkraut in jars should certainly be on the list of your preparations. ›

Crispy pickled cucumbers are the dream of every housewife. To achieve the desired result, many of them have to go through a difficult path of trial and error. But in fact, it’s not at all difficult to cook crispy pickled cucumbers for the winter, you just need to know a few important secrets. ›

The cuisine of any nation in the world has its own burning, "evil" seasonings. Red pepper, wasabi, mustard... And we have horseradish! Stubborn - let it go in the garden, it will kill everything, it will sprout everywhere, burning, it takes your breath away, and useful - you can’t describe it in a nutshell! Therefore, it is so important to stock up on a burning root for the future, so that there is enough for the whole cold winter and vitamin-free early spring. Harvesting horseradish for the winter is a fairly simple task, you just need to know a few secrets of harvesting and cooking horseradish. ›

Some 20 years ago, only a few people heard about ketchup, and store shelves were occupied by half-liter jars with Krasnodarsky tomato sauce. As children, we ate it almost in jars - with bread, to heartburn, how delicious it is! And then ketchup appeared - oh, this is bliss ... You could eat literally everything with it. But here's the problem - the more types of ketchup appear in stores, the less likely you are to buy real tomato sauce with spices and seasonings, more and more starch, dyes, and preservatives ... There is only one way out - to cook ketchup yourself. ›

Canned peas are quite often found in winter salads, which include everyone's favorite Olivier. When the budget is limited, and food prices are rising, summer residents and homeowners are the winners. ›

Pumpkin is perfectly stored in its natural, so to speak, form. And everything would be fine, but not everyone has the opportunity to put a dozen or one and a half orange balls for storage in an apartment, so most often city housewives prefer to preserve a pumpkin. One option for preserving pumpkins for the winter is pumpkin jam. Those who have never tried this jam should at least try to cook a couple of jars of amber delicacy for the purpose of the experiment. ›

In order not only in summer, but also in winter to continue to delight yourself and your loved ones with fragrant dishes generously seasoned with garlic, let's prepare it for the winter. It should be noted that harvesting garlic for the winter can be done in many ways. ›

Rose jam, prepared exclusively from red or pink petals of this most beautiful flower, is a truly magical delicacy with a delicate aroma, delicate taste, evoking pleasant thoughts and creating a romantic mood. ›

Fragrant and burning, garlic is a welcome guest on any table, both fresh and as all kinds of dressings, seasonings and preparations. There are many ways, the main thing is not to be lazy and prepare tasty and healthy garlic for the winter, using our recipes and recommendations. ›

Pickled cucumbers and tomatoes, various mixed 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, cooked at home, simply excite the imagination. You can find these and other, no less interesting and original, blanks for the winter in this section of the site. Having learned how to cook these or those unusual recipes, you will definitely be pleasantly surprised! If you choose a step-by-step recipe with a photo, then you can do the job easily and simply.

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There are many ways to harvest plums for the winter. I prefer to store plums in the freezer. When frozen, the taste, appearance of the product and vitamins are preserved. Plum frozen in syrup is most often used by me for baby food, desserts and drinks. Children who often eat poorly eat such a preparation with pleasure.

Home canning has long ceased to be a relic of the Soviet past, and modern hostesses are trying to cook delicious preparations for their families from seasonal vegetables and fruits, without preservatives and other chemicals inherent in store canned food.

And of course, I am no exception. 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 grandmother's, salads for the winter, recipes for preserves and jams, pickles, adjika ... these are far from all the homemade preparations that are presented on the Home Restaurant website.

Under the heading "Winter preparations" you will find the most delicious recipes for winter preparations tested by time and more than one generation of housewives, as well as home-made preparations for the winter according to modern adapted recipes. Golden recipes for winter preparations from the Home Restaurant website are proportions verified 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 mouth-watering and tasty jars with twists.

For your convenience, all golden recipes for delicious preparations for the winter are accompanied by step-by-step photos. After all, you must admit that it is very convenient to preserve by looking at recipes with step-by-step photos in your kitchen from your phone or tablet. If you liked the recipes for winter preparations from the Home Restaurant website, do not forget to share them with your friends on social networks, and also add photo reports, write your comments and reviews on the preservation recipes on the site!

Greetings, dear friends! Today I propose to discuss beet preparations for the winter in jars, in the form of all sorts of delicious salads. I’m ready to argue with those who say that beetroot salads are boring, ordinary and uninteresting ... Firstly, beets are very healthy, ...

Recently, a variety of eggplant salads prepared for the winter are becoming increasingly popular. And this is not surprising. Who would refuse a tasty and fragrant vegetable snack prepared at home? Eggplant blanks go well with poultry or meat dishes, …

I propose to cook for the winter a delicious snack of pickled bell peppers. This is a tried and tested recipe from my grandmother's notebook. I always appreciate old recipes for their reliability and accuracy. A family recipe for delicious preservation Pickled bell peppers with garlic and herbs will become …

Before the season of fresh vegetables is over, hurry up to prepare a delicious preparation for the winter. Under the hot sun, bell peppers are filled with sugar and become especially juicy and tasty. If you have time to roll it into a jar, in winter you can treat yourself to yummy with flavor ...

Perhaps I will not be mistaken if I say that ketchup is one of the most popular and beloved sauces. Only mayonnaise can compete with it, but still, it seems to me, ketchup is clearly the leader in this pair. But personally...

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Outside the window - September, which means it's time to close plum jam - thick, tasty and fragrant ... There are many recipes for plum jam, each housewife prepares it in her own way. I also had my own version, quite simple, unsophisticated, but quite successful. But …

Recently, harvesting tomato juice for the winter has become an indispensable attribute of my preparation for winter. I often use homemade tomato juice to prepare various dishes, and it is very tasty on its own. Recipe for delicious tomato juice for the winter Harvest ...

My dear friends, there are a number of combinations in cooking that have long become classics. Everyone knows that pears are "friends" with apples, and apples get along well with cinnamon. And if you combine pears, apples and cinnamon together, it will turn out even tastier! Exactly on…

My grandmother fermented tomatoes in a large barrel for the winter, and they turned out to be incredibly tasty and fragrant ... This is a very vivid memory of mine from my childhood, I also liked watching the pickling process (at that time it seemed to me some kind of fabulous ritual), and I liked the result: ...