How to cover cucumbers for the winter to keep them in the apartment: we share a simple recipe

If you like home-canned cucumbers but have no place to store them, make the following method. The vegetables can be kept at room temperature. At the same time, they remain crispy and firm for a long time.

The idea of making canned cucumbers that can be stored in an apartment was published on the Instagram page of food blogger Tatiana Diordiay. The marinade is very simple.

Ingredients for 10 liter jars:

• 5 kg of cucumbers

Put in each jar:

• 1 dill inflorescence
• 2 cloves of garlic (cut into slices)
• horseradish leaf
• horseradish root 7-10 cm
• 10 pieces of peppercorns

Ingredients for the marinade per liter of water :

• 1 tbsp salt
• 3 tbsp of sugar
• 2.5 tbsp of vinegar

Method of preparation:

1. Wash cucumbers, cover with cold water for an hour

2. Prepare the jars: put dill, garlic, peppercorns, leaves and horseradish root in each jar at the bottom.

3. Put a large pot of water on the stove to boil.

4. Put the cucumbers in jars with herbs.

5. Pour boiling water over the finished jars of cucumbers, cover with lids, and leave for 15-20 minutes.

6. After that, pour the water into a saucepan, put it back on the fire, bring it to a boil, and pour the cucumbers back in for 15-20 minutes.

7. Pour into a saucepan, bring to a boil, add salt and sugar according to the amount of water, and boil for 5 minutes.

8. Then pour in the vinegar according to the amount of water and boil for another 5 minutes.

9. Pour the marinade over the cucumbers, tighten the jars, turn them upside down, cover with a warm blanket, and leave them to cool completely.

10. Cucumbers are perfectly stored in an apartment.