Dogwood tincture: a step by step recipe with photos for easy cooking

Do you want to surprise guests with an unusual drink not from the usual fruit? Try to cook cornel tincture according to traditional recipes. It is ruby ​​in color and has a bright aroma, great taste, and healing properties.

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Dogwood is a plant shrub whose fruits have valuable healing properties. They contain vitamins, organic acids, essential oils and healthy carbohydrates. They have a beneficial effect on the immune system, normalize the body's metabolic processes, and help improve digestion. In addition, they help to cope with colds, reduce weight, normalize blood pressure and hemoglobin in the blood.

The tart, rich taste of berries is widely used in cooking. They are suitable for making jam, confiture, liquors, and tea.

Consider step by step 6 options for making tinctures at home.

I. Original non-alcoholic

The easiest recipe for making tinctures at home. It has a rich aroma and astringent, cooling taste. It can be used by adults and children over 14 years old.

Ingredients:

• dogwood - 500 grams;

• sugar - 250 grams;

• mint leaves to taste.

Walkthrough:

1. Choose ripe fruits without rot, rinse, dry.

2. Place in a tall bottle with a medium neck, add sugar, mint.

3. Cover with a napkin (you can use gauze in several layers) and insist 7-10 days in a dry, warm room.

4. After the time has passed, replace the napkin with an ordinary medical glove and leave it for 2 months.

5. Filter the finished product, portionwise and close with stoppers.

Store in a cool, dark place.

II. Vodka tincture

You will need the following components:

• dogwood - 1000 g;

• vodka - 1300 ml;

• granulated sugar - 150 g.

Step-by-step cooking process:

1. Berries should be washed, dried and seeds removed.

2. Put in a jar, crush with a pestle / blender.

3. Pour vodka, shake well and seal with a lid.

4. Insist for a month in a dark place (you must periodically shake the jar every 3 to 4 days).

5. After a month, filter the infusion and remove the precipitate.

6. Then add sugar and put in a warm place for 2 weeks.

Low alcohol "dogwood" is ready!

III. Dogwood tincture with honey and cognac

The following components are required:

• berries - 0.5 kg;

• cognac - 1 l;

• linden honey - 30 grams (can be less).

The cooking process begins in the preparation of dogwood.

1. It should be sorted out, washed well in running water, dried, pierced with an awl.

2. Fold in a jar, add cognac and honey.

3. Shake the container vigorously, close it with a tight lid and place in a dark place for 90 days.

4. After the time has passed, filter the contents of the can, separate portionwise and store in a dry place.

Unusual brandy liquor will surprise guests, decorate the festive table.

IV. Dogwood tincture with blueberries

You can prepare an unusual hoppy drink from the following components:

• dogwood - 1 kg;

• blueberries - 0.3 kg;

• alcohol - 0.1 l;

• sugar - 0.15 kg;

• water - 0.5 l.

This recipe provides two stages of manufacture.

First:

1. Wash berries, remove leaves and seeds, and dry.

2. Crush dogwood, place in a container, add blueberries.

3. Pour in alcohol, tightly close the lid and put in a dark place for 30 days.

Second:

1. Boil the syrup, cool, pour the berry preparation in it.

2. Mix everything thoroughly, cork tightly and leave for 24 hours.

3. After a day, pour the finished product into bottles, screw it in a stopper and leave to infuse for several months.

V. Spicy dogwood tincture

An unusual recipe that is obtained from such ingredients:

• cornel fruits from jam - 20 pieces and 50 ml of syrup;

• crushed oak bark - 5 grams;

• allspice - 3 peas;

• dried St. John's wort (grass) - 10 grams;

• dried oregano - 2 grams;

• moonshine (chacha) - 1.5 liters.

A little trick in preparing this recipe - dried herbs can be bought in advance at the pharmacy.

Step-by-step cooking process:

1. Place all the dried components of herbs in a bottle, pour moonshine.

2. Stir thoroughly with a spatula, insist 3 - 5 days in a cool place.

3. Then the semi-finished product should be drained into a separate container, set aside for 5 days.

4. Combine the aromatic preparation with dogwood and syrup, shake, remove to a dark place for 3 weeks.

5. Filter the resulting mixture, pour into glass bottles and screw in stoppers.

Not a bittersweet drink is ready!

VI. Dogwood tincture on the water.

This simple and easy recipe is used for therapeutic purposes. It has 2 uses.

1. Tea has an antipyretic effect, it is drunk for colds and lung diseases.

Dried flowers and dogwood leaves (1 tablespoon) put in a glass, pour hot water. Cover with a lid and insist 50 - 60 minutes. Drink half a glass of infusion with an interval of 2 to 3 hours.

2. Gastric decoction with diuretic effect.

Place 60 grams of dogwood berries and leaves in an enameled ladle, pour 500 ml of water and boil for 15 minutes over low heat. Remove from heat and insist for 6 to 8 hours. Take 1/3 cup before meals, preferably in the morning.

Features

In classic recipes, it is possible to use not only fresh, but also frozen, dried fruits or ready-made jam.

The taste qualities of the tincture are determined by the selected products and the dishes in which it is prepared. It is recommended to take ripe fruits (after the first frost) and containers made of glass or ceramic.

The main quality of berries is the softening of alcoholic products, so tinctures from them are often not perceived as alcohol. Due to the specific taste and aroma, quite often they are perceived as compote. This should be considered for those who do not drink alcohol. Small doses have a healing property, and large doses can harm the body.

Calorie content of fruits

100 grams of ripe berries contain 40 kcal. The nutritional value of a serving is: 1% protein, 0% fat, 17% sugar, 2 g of organic acids, 9.5% of light carbohydrates and 80% of water.