Fresh osmanthus preservation method

Osmanthus blooming season aroma, see the street full of osmanthus fall is very heartbreaking, you may wish to collect osmanthus to save the use of better, can be brewed into osmanthus wine, sealing dry preservation is a good choice, today we teach you a few ways to save fresh osmanthus.

If you are going to buy osmanthus flowers, pay attention to: the longer the branch the fresher. When buying flowers, you should choose the longest of its kind, because in order to maintain freshness and absorbency, the florist has to cut off a section at the lower end every day, so the longer the stem, the fresher the flower.

Observe the overall shape of the flower material, where the foliage is slightly shriveled, yellow, or immersed in water, the stem of the flower, the leaves become brown, black flower branches, freshness is poor, should not be purchased.

Fresh osmanthus preservation methods are as follows:

Materials needed: sugar, salt, honey, white wine

Refrigerator freezing preservation:

If you want to osmanthus flowers like that to keep it in full bloom, take it out and still be fresh, then pick off the dirt when you just pick it off, and then put it into a plastic bag, tighten the mouth of the bag, and put it into the refrigerator freezing. The first thing you need to do is to put it in a plastic bag and put it in the freezer. This way no matter when you take it out, the cinnamon is like fresh.

But this method of preservation is not perfect. Because fresh osmanthus is not directly edible, the tannin content of the osmanthus is very astringent, and the lack of flavor, must be cooked in order to not astringent and stronger flavor, and freezing does not achieve the effect of cooking.

So, we recommend that you try to use the following methods to preserve fresh osmanthus, or temporarily freeze it if it's too late.

Preserving by natural air-drying:

Brew cinnamon into honey after it has dried naturally, which can also be preserved for several years.

Dry fresh cinnamon in the oven or microwave, or use quicklime to soak up the water, and then put it into a plastic bag or glass jar and seal it for storage. It is recommended that you try to use the method of lime to absorb the moisture, this method makes the dried osmanthus strong fragrance and the color will not change.

Salting and preserving:

Salting osmanthus with a little salt, then squeezing out the excess water, and then a layer of osmanthus and a layer of sugar, salted into sugar osmanthus, osmanthus honey or osmanthus sauce

The fresh osmanthus into sugar osmanthus, osmanthus honey or osmanthus sauce is also a very good choice, easy to take and can be preserved for a long time.

Brewing osmanthus wine:

Pickle the osmanthus flowers with sugar for a few days, wait for it to ferment, then pour it into white wine, seal it and keep it for 2,3 years, then you can drink the fragrant osmanthus wine.

High-temperature drying storage:

It is to dry it with high temperature or hang it to dry naturally, the osmanthus flowers are relatively small, it is easy to dry, so the dried osmanthus flowers can be used for a variety of purposes.

These are the best ways to store fresh osmanthus flowers