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This plant is beautiful at any time of the year. Very spectacular viburnum in bloom, and it blooms for a long time. It is also good at the time of ripening berries, completely covered with bright ruby tassels that hang on the bushes even during winter. Birds are very fond of viburnum. And not without reason, since beauty is far from its only advantage. In this plant, everything is healing – from the bark to the berries.
People have been treated with it for a long time. This affordable medicine is effective in many diseases. It will help you deal with the following issues:
- high blood pressure;
- gastritis and peptic ulcer of the stomach;
- high blood sugar;
- various inflammations of internal organs;
- skin problems;
- kidney disease;
- diseases of the cardiovascular system and respiratory organs;
- tendency to vascular bleeding;
- difficulty falling asleep, fatigue, neuroses.
Agree, the list is quite impressive. The berry is good for everyone, but it will not be possible to keep it for a long time. But you can make a useful tincture or liqueur.
Well, for those to whom it suits – recipes according to which viburnum liqueur at home is prepared easily and simply.
The liqueur prepared according to this recipe was treated even by our distant ancestors. It was also good for the prevention of possible diseases.
Traditional Kalinovka
Previously, moonshine was used for its manufacture, now viburnum liqueur is made on vodka or alcohol.
Ingredients:
- 2 kg of berries;
- liter of alcohol;
- 200 d Sahara.
Viburnum berries are best harvested after several frosts. They will become sweeter, the bitterness will decrease, and the soft berry will release the juice more easily. We remove the collected berries from the ridges, wipe them to clean them of dirt.
Slightly crush the berries, sprinkling them with sugar. They must release the juice. Let them roam for two days.
In the bottle in which the liqueur will be prepared, lay out the berries and fill them with alcohol or vodka, put it in a dark place.
Every 3 days, the liquid fraction must be drained into a separate bowl, where it should stand for a day. During this time, the berries in the bottle should be mixed a couple of times. After 24 hours, pour the liquid part of the liqueur back.
It takes about one and a half months to insist. Then you can strain the liqueur, or you don’t have to, but it’s very good to add berry syrup to it. It will become tastier and acquire a rich berry flavor. Now it can be used as a medicine or just a strong alcoholic drink.
Kalina liqueur
To get the finished product according to this recipe, you will need to be patient, because it will take a long time to infuse viburnum liqueur – at least 4 months. But the highest quality it is obtained after a seven-month insistence. The recipe does not have strict proportions. We do everything by eye.
We wash the berries and put them in a 3-liter jar, not reaching the top by 1/3. The rest of the volume should be occupied by sugar. We pour alcohol – how much will go in. It is better if it is pure alcohol, but vodka can also be used.
You need to insist the liquor in the dark. When the ripening period of the drink is over, drain the liqueur, squeeze the berries there and add sugar syrup to taste.
Liquor made from viburnum puree
Proportions for making a drink: 1 part berry puree, the same amount of sugar and 2 times more alcohol. We sort the berries, remove them from the ridges, grind them with a meat grinder or blender, and then additionally wipe them through a sieve. We spread the berry puree in a container for infusion, add the same amount of sugar by weight and pour in 2 times more alcohol.
Infuse the liquor in a dark and cool place for about a month. After this period, the liqueur is filtered. If desired, the drink can be diluted with boiled water.
Viburnum liqueur with honey
In the following recipe, viburnum is combined with honey, which enhances its healing properties.
The proportions for preparing such a liqueur are extremely simple. You need to take equal amounts of honey, berries and alcohol. The fruits of viburnum pounded with honey must be kept for 24 hours. Then they should be filled with alcohol. Insist a couple of weeks.
Especially good liqueur from viburnum helps with asthma and colds. It reduces the risk of seizures and prevents colds. If you suffer from hypertension, ulcers or gastritis, this tincture can greatly alleviate the condition.
Pouring viburnum with lemon and honey
Adding lemon zest to the pour will give it citrus notes.
For 0,5 liters of vodka you will need:
- berries – 300g;
- honey or sugar – 150 g;
- a peel of one lemon;
- water – a glass.
We press the prepared berries so that the juice is formed. If you use sugar, you will have to boil syrup from it and water. Boil it for about 5 minutes, carefully removing the white foam.
When using honey, it is better to simply dilute it with boiled water, as heat treatment weakens its healing properties.
Mix crushed berries and honey or sugar syrup. My lemon. With the smallest grater, carefully remove the yellow skin from it – the zest.
Add zest to viburnum with sugar and add vodka. You need to insist the future liquor in warmth and darkness.
Shake the tincture bottle daily, this will improve the taste of the drink.
After 2 weeks, it can be filtered and sent in bottles for storage.
Pouring from viburnum with sea buckthorn
In the following recipe, two very useful berries met at once: sea buckthorn and viburnum. Adding spices only enhances the healing effect. For this drink, both fresh and frozen and even dried berries are suitable.
Ingredients:
- dry viburnum berries – 1 cup, fresh or frozen – 2 cups;
- belepiha – 1 glass;
- 3 bud of carnation;
- a teaspoon of pink and black peppercorns;
- 2 star anise stars;
- honey or sugar – 100 g;
- vodka or alcohol – 2,5 liters.
The berries are slightly ground with sugar or honey. Let the mixture stand warm for 6-7 hours. We shift it into a bottle, add all the spices and pour alcohol. It is best to use alcohol.
The infusion time depends on which berries were used: for fresh ones, one and a half months is enough, for dry ones, more than three are needed.
Shake the bottle a couple of times a day.
Every 3 days we drain the liquid part of the tincture and keep it for a day, the remaining berries must be mixed. After holding, pour the liquid back.
Results
Viburnum liqueur is a strong and tasty natural drink. But its main action is curative. Usually take it in a tablespoon 2 times a day.
