Currant bush is an amazing plant, in which not only berries possess useful properties, leaves and buds are also rich in microelements, vitamins and useful substances. They make teas, decoctions, tinctures. The article gives several popular recipes for tinctures on blackcurrant buds.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
- Blackcurrant buds have useful properties, they contain:
- carbohydrates;
- ascorbic acid;
- flavonoids;
- organic acids;
- phenol carboxylic acids;
- mineral salts;
- tannins.
They are harvested in the winter or early spring before the buds have blossomed. It is necessary to take branches of annual plants so as not to harm the crop. Raw materials are selected, healthy ones are selected, if the kidneys are prepared for drying, they are not washed.
It is dried in a special electric dryer or in a well-ventilated room, spread out in a thin layer. Store dried in a container of cloth or wood for a year.
Blackcurrant kidney recipes
The recipe for tincture on vodka
0.5 L15 minutes / 4 days
rudiments of leaves
1 tablespoon
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Calorie content
236-256 kcal
- The ingredients are placed in a glass jar, filled with vodka.
- Shake well.
- Insist in a warm dark place for 3-4 days.
- During this time, the drink will infuse, then currant tincture must be filtered. You can take a sample.
Video recipe
Important! Tincture should be consumed within 2 weeks. Then it loses color, darkens, and tastes change.
Tincture on the currant buds on vodka
200 g 6 weeks
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Calorie content
236-256 kcal
- Pour raw materials into the bottle to half the capacity.
- Pour vodka.
- The neck is tied with gauze.
- They put on a sunny place.
- Insist for 6 weeks.
Strain the finished drug, allow to stand, if necessary, re-filter. The resulting product has a pleasant taste. After consumption, a pleasant aftertaste with the aroma of young currant remains. The drink takes on a color from emerald green to brown, depending on the exposure time.
Features of storage of blanks
Tincture of vodka according to the first recipe and moonshine according to the second recipe can not be stored for a long time. After a couple of weeks, she loses her taste and visual qualities. The product on vodka according to the third recipe must be stored in a cool, dry place.
Did you know? The use of tinctures for 7–10 days for 30–50 ml per day improves metabolism, strengthens the immune system. The dose does not need to be increased so that there is no addiction.
Blackcurrant kidney tincture is a drink that has not only tasty, but also beneficial qualities. Raw materials need to be prepared in winter or early spring before the buds begin to bloom. For cooking, you need kidney currants, vodka or moonshine, fructose. The result is a tasty, aromatic and healthy drink.
