Homemade tincture is tasty and healthy. For its preparation, no artificial flavors and colors are used, which is very valuable. It is enough to put the required amount of ingredients in a bottle, wait 2-4 weeks and you can start tasting.
It is necessary
- - black currant;
- - sugar;
- - vodka;
- - glass container with a lid.
Instructions
Step 1
The tincture will help out when there is a large harvest of currants in the garden. You can buy berries for a drink on the market. Some volunteers work at the Horticultural Institutes, Botanical Gardens during the harvest season and are rewarded for their work in the form of fragrant berries.
Step 2
There are several recipes for making currant tincture. Here is the first one. If the currants from your garden are clean, then you don't need to wash them. On the surface of berries and fruits, there are substances that help better fermentation. Purchased wash is necessary.
Step 3
Pour the berries into a glass jar and cover with sugar in a 1: 1 ratio. Place the container in the sun for a month. Shake the jar periodically. After that, the syrup is filtered. 2-3 parts of vodka are poured onto one part of it, depending on the desired strength.
Step 4
Second recipe. Half a liter of vodka is mixed with 150 grams of sugar, a glass of currants and 10 currant leaves are also added there. Everything is poured into a bottle and removed for 3-4 weeks in a dark place. After that, the black currant tincture is filtered through nylon or a triple layer of gauze and tasted.
Step 5
In the third recipe, the currants will not ferment, so it is better to rinse it. Bring two glasses of berries, a glass of granulated sugar and a glass of water over the fire until boiling. Do not forget to stir the mass and skim off the foam.
Step 6
When the syrup has cooled, chop the berries with a crush and pour the sweet mass with a half-liter bottle of vodka. Move to a dark place. After 3 weeks, the tincture will be ready.
Step 7
A medicinal tincture is made from blackcurrant buds. To do this, the kidneys are crushed with a crush, put them in a jar or bottle and pour vodka. For 1 part, 3 parts of vodka are taken honor. It is infused all week in a dark place. Take 50 drops three times a day.
