Zucchini - a unique vegetable. It contains many useful and necessary elements for the person, it is well absorbed and suitable for baby food.
There are many ways to prepare zucchini for the winter. But, perhaps, the best option is to keep them fresh until the spring. This is quite real.
Ways to store zucchini and billets for the winter
Zucchini are very popular for blanks for the winter. They are consumed in fried and baked form, they are stewed, canned, marinated and cooked on the grill. And someone even makes jam.
The best way of long-term storage is freezing, but some useful properties of the product are lost. Dishes from fresh zucchini can be cooked almost all winter, you just need to adhere to several important storage rules.
How to store fresh squash in winter
First you need to choose the right zucchini. For long-term winter storage the fruits of any late varieties are suitable, but the varieties of "zucchini" are best preserved. Their peel should be thick and dense, without dents and cracks. The vegetable should not be ripe or frozen. Be sure to remain stalky length of about 5 cm Fruits can be slightly dried in the sun, wipe off the ground and dust, but do not wash!
Next, choose the right place to bookmark. A dark cellar is ideal for storage. If there is no such room, you can store zucchini in any room with low humidity, away from heating appliances.
Fruits are placed in a wooden box or box in one row with a small gap from each other, wrapped in paper or made of cardboard partitions. They should not touch each other. For a substrate rag rag or straw is a good choice. The apartment is convenient to store vegetables under the bed, sofa or wardrobe. You can also store in a pantry on shelves or in a suspended state, in a nylon net or stocking. The room should be regularly ventilated.
Do not store zucchini in the refrigerator, unless you plan to freeze them. Periodically check the condition of the fruit. If you start to spoil, immediately eat or throw away, so that others do not spoil.
Time to eat zucchini
By the beginning of spring, the seeds inside the zucchini will start to germinate, and the bitter taste begins to appear at the pulp. Therefore, in spring, the remaining zucchini is peeled and seeded, cut and sent to storage in the freezer. But it is better to eat them earlier so that they do not lie.
If you stick to these simple rules, vegetables can remain fresh, juicy and tasty until spring. Fresh squash will make your table light and delicious summer dishes, as well as vitamins.