Dried honeysuckle for winter

We select suitable berries. We don't need immature ones, but overripe honeysuckle is also undesirable.

We lay out the berries on paper / baking sheet / cutting board, and expose them to the sun. To prevent flies from landing on it, but at the same time they could dry safely under warm rays, you can cover them with a thin, not dense cloth.

Natural drying takes a lot of time, but the product retains most of the useful elements. Harvesting honeysuckle dried requires a week of standing in the sun. Dried berries do not secrete juices, becoming hard and tough.

The option with drying in the oven will take only 10 hours, or even less. The heating temperature should be low – 50 or 60 degrees. The first option is recommended more, but in the end, it's up to you to decide how best to cook yourself honeysuckle for the winter.