An old drink, undeservedly forgotten. Very tasty, tastes like lemonade with spices. In winter, it is good in hot form, and in summer it is pleasant to drink chilled.
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You will need
- - lemon - 1 pc.;
- - honey - 4 tbsp;
- - ginger - a piece of 1 cm;
- - cloves - 4-6 pcs.;
- - cinnamon - 1 stick.
Instruction manual
1
Use drinking water, take 1.5 liters. The recipe is designed for liquid fresh honey. If desired, it can be partially replaced with sugar. Lemon juice well dilutes the sweet taste in the drink, so a sufficiently large amount of honey does not spoil the overall impression.
2
Add cloves, sliced cinnamon and finely chopped ginger to the water along with honey. Set the water with food on fire, bring the composition to a boil. Having reduced heating to a minimum, boil the future sbiten for 5-7 minutes. During boiling, foam should form on the surface of the composition. Remove it after turning off the fire when the seasonings settle to the bottom.
3
Wash the lemon, cut and squeeze the juice from the halves into a separate container. You can squeeze the juice from the lemon using a pusher and a sieve. Pour the finished lemon juice into the total boiled mass, mix. Now the drink can be filtered. Drink ready sbiten hot as tea, warm or completely chilled with ice. It all depends on the mood and season.
4
The ingredients for sbitn are subject to change as the case may be. For example, try replacing lemon juice with lime or orange juice. Get a slightly different taste of the drink. For a more minty taste, add a few branches of fresh mint or lemon balm.