Cedar tincture: cooking recipes

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Kedrovka, kedrushka is one of the popular homemade alcoholic drinks. It is also famous for the fact that it is used for medicinal purposes, which has a beneficial effect on he alth. Even a person who has never done this before will be able to prepare a cedar tuning. We will present you the most popular and recognized nutcracker recipes.

Recipe "Classic": ingredients

To make a drink you need the following:

• Inshell Pine Nuts - 25g
• Vanillin on the tip of a knife.
• Sugar - 1 tbsp. spoon.
• Alcohol base (vodka, moonshine or diluted alcohol) - 0.5 l.

The tincture can be consumed both at room temperature and chilled. For the latter case, it is enough to place it in the refrigerator for an hour before the feast.

"Classic" cooking

Let's imagine the most popular recipe for cedar tincture:

1. Place a pot of water on the burner. As soon as the liquid boils, put the nuts in there. Do not forget to stir them with a spoon, boil the mass for 2-3 minutes. Drain water through a colander.
2. This cooking procedure shouldrepeat 3 more times. No need to bypass it, as there is a lot of resin on the surface of pine nuts. And it is not only a source of unpleasant taste and pungent odor, but can also lead to serious he alth problems - in particular with the pancreas.
3. After evaporation, the nuts are broken with a hammer. And this procedure is required. If you have heard that alcohol can penetrate their shells and even dissolve the kernels, then such stories are nothing more than a myth.
4. Crushed nuts must be poured into a glass jar along with the shell. Add sugar and just a little vanilla - on the tip of a knife.
5. The whole mass according to this recipe for tincture on pine nuts is poured with an alcohol base. Then mix thoroughly.
6. Then the jar is screwed on with a lid and sent to languish in a warm and dark place for 10 days.
7. So, our nutcracker is infused. Now it's time to filter it - through a dense cloth, gauze. This method is also good - the spout of a plastic funnel is tightly clogged with cotton wool, and then tincture is passed through this design.
8. After filtering, we advise you to keep the drink in a dark place for another 3-4 days - this will improve its taste. However, you can taste the nutcracker right now.

A filtered drink from carefully washed nuts will have a cognac color, the liquid is transparent to the light.

Recipe "Original": ingredients

For homemade cedar tincture, you need to stock up on components such as:

• Unshelled Pine Nuts - 40g.
• Orange peel - no more than 5 g.
• Vanillin - on the tip of a knife.
• Sugar - 1 tbsp. spoon.
• Fresh blackcurrant leaves.
• Alcohol, vodka or moonshine with a strength of not more than 40-45 degrees - 0.5 l.

Orange zest for pine nuts tincture can also be obtained independently - carefully cut off the top layer of citrus peel. Dry it for 1-2 days in a sunny place. It is important not to touch the white subcutaneous layer of the orange, which is bitter. If you want a sharper taste of nutcracker, then you can refuse currant leaves and citrus zest.

With great attention approach the choice of alcohol base - its quality directly affects the taste of the drink. Vodka, alcohol diluted to a strength of 40 degrees, as well as purified moonshine (preferably double-distilled) will work well.

"Original": cooking

The tincture itself is recognizable by its noble color and incomparable aroma. Although its taste is quite pleasant, due to its strength, nutcracker is considered a more masculine drink.

Start preparing cedar tincture:

1. Pour the nuts into a metal container and pour boiling water over them, mix them well, then drain the water. Repeat the procedure three times. Why is it necessary? Steaming will rid the pine nuts of their tarry base. Namely, this will make the future tincture tastier, because. resin imparts an unpleasant aftertaste.
2. The washed nuts are transferred to a jar. Add tohim sugar, zest, a pinch of vanillin, fresh blackcurrant leaves.
3. Then the pine nut tincture mixture is poured into the alcohol base and mixed thoroughly.
4. Now it remains to cover the jar with a lid and send it to a warm, dark place to insist - for about 10 days.
5. Don't forget to shake the tincture well every 2-3 days.
6. After 10 days, strain the drink through cheesecloth, then send it to stand in a cool dark place for 3-4 days. This is necessary so that the nutcracker settles.
7. That's all, you can try the drink!

According to this recipe, you will get easy drinking alcohol with an original taste with a strength of about 37-38 degrees. The shelf life of the drink is 5 years.

Recipe "Saturated": ingredients

This version has a more pronounced and sharp taste of nuts. If you are looking for a recipe for moonshine cedar tincture, then this is the most suitable for your case.

You should have the following on hand:

• Pine nuts in shell - 100g
• Sugar - 110g
• 1 bud of dried cloves.
• Alcohol base (moonshine can be replaced with vodka or diluted alcohol) - 2 liters.

"Rich": cooking

Starting to create delicious cedar tincture:

1. Without shelling, split the nuts into two parts with a hammer. Put them in a liter glass jar.
2. Add the right amount of sugar,lower the clove bud.
3. Finish with one liter of alcohol base for now.
4. Tighten the lid and send the tincture to a dark and warm place for 7-10 days. Remember to take it out every day and shake it heartily.
5. After the expiration date, filter the drink through gauze or foil.
6. You will not get the pine nut tincture itself, but its concentrate. Therefore, to enjoy a softer and more pleasant taste of the drink, dilute it one by one with the remaining moonshine or vodka.
7. Now you can pour the tincture into bottles or other suitable containers.

If you store such a nutcracker in a dark, cool place, its shelf life will be unlimited. The strength of the drink is estimated at 35-38 degrees.

Healing recipe: ingredients

This nutcracker is used not only as a pleasant alcoholic drink. Tincture is used for the prevention and treatment of colds (up to pneumonia - with the permission of a doctor). In moderate doses, the drink is good for anemia, beriberi, and nervous disorders. They also take it to increase immunity.

This is a recipe for cedar tincture with vodka (or diluted alcohol). Moonshine is no longer suitable for him.

Prepare the following:

• Nuts - 1 kg.
• Boiled water - 1 liter.
• Alcohol base - 1 liter.

Honey - 1 kg.

"Healing": cooking

Here is the recipe for cedar tinctureon vodka:

1. Crush the nuts with a hammer and pour them into a three-liter glass jar.
2. Add just enough boiling water to reach the top layer of nuts.
3. The infusion is then closed with a lid and placed in a warm dark place for 4 days.
4. Then we add the prepared alcohol base. Mix thoroughly.
5. Now the cedar tincture should languish for a month.
6. After 30 days, add honey to the composition and mix well again.
7. Filter the drink through cheesecloth - do not forget to squeeze the cake thoroughly.
8. The next step is to pour the cedar tincture on alcohol into suitable bottles, screw on hermetic lids.

For medicinal purposes, the drink is consumed in small portions (no more than 50 g) before meals.

Recipe "Healing" on moonshine: ingredients

And now let's imagine a medicinal nutcracker, but already on moonshine. To prepare it, you need the following:

• Pure moonshine (replacement - alcohol with a strength of 70-75%) - 8 l.
• Pine nuts unshelled (unpeeled) - two-liter jar.
• Oak bark - 4 tbsp. spoons.
• Carnation - 6-8 buds.
• Honey - 150-300 ml.

If you don't like the taste of clove, you can remove it from the list - the ingredient is needed to make the taste more voluminous. When choosing honey, try to stick to a neutral variety if you want to use a feast tincture. For medicinal purposes, it is better to choose a high-quality aromatic product. Ideally, it is mountainous,alpine honey.

It's good to add gold or maral root. But it is important not to make a mistake with the dosage - the ingredient creates a big load on the heart.

"Healing": cooking

So let's get down to business:

1. Nuts the first thing you need to pour boiling water several times and drain the water. This, as we have already explained, will help rid them of resins that are not useful to humans.
2. After that, all the ingredients are placed in the appropriate volume container. Fill them with your chosen alcohol base.
3. The infusion time of the medicinal tincture varies. The minimum term is 3 weeks, the maximum is 2 months. It is also important not to overexpose the nutcracker, otherwise it will turn from a pleasant drink into a bitter potion with a pungent odor.
4. After exposure, the liquid is filtered, its concentrate is diluted to 40 degrees. Then the drink must be allowed to stand for another three days.
5. After the expiration date, the nutcracker is ready for tasting, bottling into containers suitable for storage.

Useful properties of the drink

We need to understand that nutcracker, like all other alcohol-containing medicines, will be useful only in small doses - no more than 50 g per day. In a multiple excess of this volume, harm to your body will already be traced.

It's all about the pine nuts. Only soy can compete with them in the diversity of composition. Pine nuts contain:

• fats;
• carbs;
• proteins;
• calcium;
• starch;
• zinc;
• potassium;
• phosphorus;
• iron;
• iodine;
• cob alt;
• copper;
• manganese.

According to unofficial data, these fruits are even rich in youth-giving amino acids.

How is cedar tincture useful for the body? Here are its main healing properties:

• Kidrovka is indispensable for rubbing against colds, rheumatism, body aches, joint pains.
• It is useful to take the tincture inside for diseases of the liver and kidneys, to regulate the work of the gastrointestinal tract. The drink helps to prevent s alt deposits.
• Kedrovka is successfully used in the treatment of purulent wounds, hemorrhoids, abscesses, ulcers.
• I must say that a lot of positive feedback about nutcracker is left by women who have contributed to the fight against uterine fibroids.
• According to unofficial information, nutcracker can help improve the condition of oncological diseases - as an aid.
• Pine nuts contain a considerable amount of vitamins and amino acids necessary for a person. In particular, they are rich in vitamin complexes B1 and E.
• In small doses, the effect of the tincture is beneficial for the nervous system, general condition, metabolism, immunity strength. Avitaminosis, rheumatism, gout recede under such exposure.
• Pine nuts are an excellent natural aphrodisiac.

Summarizing, let's designate the main healing properties of the tincture:

• Improves the activity of the gastrointestinal tract.
• Promotes skin regenerationcover, which is beneficial for purulent and non-healing wounds, hematomas, burns.
• Prevents the concentration of s alts in the body.
• Cleanses the lymphatic and circulatory system.
• Restores elasticity to the joints.
• Improves visual and auditory function.
• Helps boost immunity.

Now you know several recognized recipes for cedar tincture - both an alcoholic drink and a medicinal one. Remember that its benefits are only shown when consumed in moderation!