So you juices currants without juicers

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• So you juices currants without juicers
• Differences between red, black and white currants
• Juicing redcurrants in a saucepan

Currants can be juiced without juicer

So you juices currants without juicers

In June, the branches of currant bushes bend, heavy with ripe berries. With this abundance, you can not immediately nibble all currants from the bush. One possibility of preserving is juicing, which is also possible without a special device.

Differences between red, black and white currants

All three currant species are botanically very closely related, which is why their cultivation conditions hardly differ from each other. The most significant difference is the taste:

Juicing redcurrants in a saucepan

The purchase of a juicer, whether juicer, steam extractor or centrifugal juicer, can be very costly. If you do not want to make juices on a regular basis or you do not want to have another appliance left in the kitchen, you will be fine with the following method. All you need is a saucepan, a sieve, a cheesecloth and bottles for filling.

Wash the fresh red currants thoroughly under running water and let them dry on a kitchen towel. Remove any leaves on the panicles. The green stems do not need to be removed before juicing, which saves you a lot of manual work and time. Put the currants in a large saucepan and add some water. If desired, you can also add sugar. Boil the redcurrants and let them cook for about fifteen minutes. Put the boiled mixture in a sieve and pass the currants with a spoon. If seeds or peel are still present in the juice, repeat the procedure, this time with a sieve lined with a cheesecloth. Once you've filtered the juice that way, it's done and stays in the fridge for a few days. To preserve the juice, boil it again and fill it hot into sterile bottles, which you can close immediately. The currant juice is now stable for several months.

You can enjoy the redcurrant juice obtained in this way, use it as a base for lemonade or other drinks, or process it further, for example by cooking a tasty jelly.