The benefits of pine nuts are known to many. This product contains valuable nutritional and healing properties. It turns out that not only nuts, but also the shell has been used since ancient times for the preparation of vitamin supplements for livestock feed, the manufacture of fertilizers and even slabs for construction. In addition, the peoples of Siberia and the Urals from ancient times make healing drinks from the fruits of cedar, using alcohol solutions. How to insist on moonshine on pine nuts and waste from them and where to use, we will consider in this article.
The chemical composition of pine nuts and shells
In many recipes, pine nuts are used together with shells, and this is no accident. This product contains:
- fixed oils;
- easily digestible protein;
- amino acids - arginine, threonine, methionine, lysine;
- vitamins - B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , E, A, D;
- minerals - calcium, phosphorus, iron, iodine, potassium, zinc, boron;
- carbohydrates - sucrose, glucose, fructose, fiber.
The main value of the product consists in the content of a large number of amino acids necessary during the growth period of the body. Traditional healers claim that daily intake of a teaspoon of tincture of pine nuts on moonshine, alcohol or vodka can protect against colds and many other diseases.
Fruit selection
A full tincture can be obtained only from high-quality nuts. They must be intact, not eaten by insects and not covered by mold. To determine the freshness, you need to pay attention to the following points:
- Size and color - all nuts are about the same size and color with a black dot on the peel.
- The purity of the peel - except for a single point, it is clean.
- The core is smooth, saturated, smooth - its dryness indicates staleness.
- Fresh fruit is heavy. It is determined by the feeling of heaviness in the palm of your hand.
- Dark tip - indicates product staleness.
- The standard size of the unpeeled walnut is the nail on the little finger of the female hand.
The healing tincture of moonshine on pine nuts is obtained only from the current yearβs crop. The seller may argue that the fresh fruits of cedar contain a lot of resin, give the drink a special aftertaste and astringency, therefore they are not suitable for tincture and are unhealthy. But, having passed preliminary preparation before use, fresh raw materials are freed from resins and give the best properties to tincture.
Tincture on pine nuts
Tincture on pine nuts is used not only to improve the taste of alcoholic beverages, but also for medicinal purposes. The kernels and shells are a storehouse of useful substances that easily turn into alcohol. If it is not possible to harvest the pine nuts themselves, then they can be purchased on the market both in shell and peeled. They are used fresh, added to salads, or you can prepare a tincture of pine nuts on moonshine, alcohol or vodka. The resulting drink contains a lot of necessary substances: essential oils, essential amino acids, antioxidants, vitamins and a large number of minerals.
The tincture is perfect for people with problems of the gastrointestinal tract, weakened by immunity, to stabilize pressure, problems with joints and skin. It tones the entire body, well restores strength after stress and disease, helps to cleanse the blood and relieve swelling. It can not be used only for children, pregnant women and people with individual intolerance.
The healing properties of cedar seeds
Cedar seeds have a unique composition, high fat content and can help restore health and have a positive effect on almost all human organs. These properties are inherent not only to fruits, but also to alcohol tinctures. Cedar tincture will have a positive effect in the following cases:
- It will compensate for the lack of calcium in the body - it is used for osteoporosis, recovery after fractures and dislocations.
- It will help in dealing with stressful situations, emotional and physical overload.
- Restores vision with overvoltage and due to age.
- It will help as a therapeutic and prophylactic agent for tuberculosis.
- Improves the work of the digestive tract.
- Revive the health of hair, nails and teeth.
- Cleans and normalizes blood lymph.
- Increase potency, improve seminal fluid.
With all the positive properties, tincture of moonshine on pine nuts has contraindications and is not recommended for use:
- With a predisposition to blood clots.
- Patients with varicose veins.
- Pregnant and lactating women.
- Suffering from kidney and liver failure.
- To the children.
To achieve a positive effect, tincture is taken by teaspoon, diluted with water, or 20 drops after a meal.
Preparation of cedar shells for tincture
To prepare tincture of pine nutshell, first of all, you need to cook high-quality raw materials. The healing properties of the drink largely depend on its proper preparation. For tincture, high-quality home-made moonshine of double or triple distillation and several times passed through a charcoal filter is suitable. If desired, moonshine can be replaced with medical alcohol or vodka. The situation is more complicated with the shell; the process of removing it from the seed at home is not a simple matter. To make nuts easier to clean, you can use the following tips:
- soak in water and stand for 20 hours;
- scald with boiling water, leave for 10 minutes;
- freeze and crush with a rolling pin;
- fry at 120 degrees for three minutes;
- smash with a hammer or crush with garlic.
The finished shell, saturated with resin compounds and a strong cedar smell, is poured with boiling water three times, each time keeping it for five minutes. Next, the water is drained. When the raw materials are completely ready, you can begin to prepare tinctures.
Pine Nutshell Moonshine Recipe
For tincture you will need:
- prepared husk from cedar nuts - 1 cup;
- home-made moonshine - half a liter;
- honey or sugar - 3 tbsp. l
Instruction:
- pour shells into a glass container;
- add honey or sugar;
- pour moonshine;
- vessel shake vigorously;
- put in a warm and dark place for 10 days.
After ready, shake the tincture well and strain through a cotton-gauze or charcoal filter. For storage, pour into a bottle with dark glass and put in the refrigerator or cellar.
Moonshine Tincture
According to this recipe, moonshine on the shell of pine nuts will help restore blood circulation, cure joints. To prepare it you will need:
- nutshell - 1 cup;
- moonshine - Β½ liter;
- sugar - 1.5 tbsp. l;
- zest of orange or lemon - 1 fruit:
- blackcurrant (leaves) - 2-3 pieces.
Step-by-step cooking instructions:
- Pour the prepared shell into a glass jar.
- Add the zest of lemon or orange, currant leaves and sugar.
- Pour moonshine and shake well.
- Put the container in a dark, warm place for two weeks.
- After the expiration of the moonshine, filter.
Store in a dark container in a cool place. Use for medicinal purposes, serve with a feast.
Preparation of pine nuts for tincture
The ripening period of pine nuts is September-October. It is at this time that they are being prepared. When buying them on the market, you need to ask about the collection time. Only fresh kernels of pale yellow color are suitable for tincture. Any other tone indicates that nuts cannot be used. When preparing them, they are washed with cold water, debris is removed and poured with boiling water three times. Each time keeping in it for five minutes.
Thus, resin is removed from the surface of the fruit, which gives the tincture a bitter unpleasant taste and harms the digestive system. The resin can be removed in another way. Nuts should be fried in a dry pan or baked in the oven. But in this case, when overheated, the beneficial substances found in nuts decompose, and they lose their healing properties. Tincture becomes not therapeutic, but simply with a pleasant taste.
Moonshine cedar "Biysk beekeeper"
Preparing tincture of moonshine on pine nuts. To do this, you must:
- Take half a kilogram of unshelled nuts, rinse well with running water.
- Pour hot water and leave for an hour.
- Drain and dry the nuts.
- Pour them with a liter of strong 85% moonshine and put for a month in a cold, dark place.
- Next, in the oven, melt 100 g of flower dark honey and pour 750 ml of water into it.
- Filter the tincture and pour the honey solution into it.
- Insist for another two weeks.
Honey moonshine is ready. It has a beautiful cognac hue and a pleasant taste.
Moonshine cedar "Siberian cognac"
Moonshine is prepared on the husk of pine nuts as follows:
- Take a liter of moonshine, made with yeast.
- Separate the peel from the kernels to make two cups.
- Pour boiling water and hold for five minutes, drain the water.
- Repeat the procedure two more times.
- Dry the shell.
- Put it in a glass jar and pour moonshine.
- Close the bank and put in a dark place for a month.
- Filter and add dextrose (grape sugar) to taste.
Cognac is ready to eat.
Moonshine "Altai cedar"
To make a drink you will need:
- pine nut - 100 g;
- black raisins - 50 g;
- dextrose - 30 g;
- moonshine - 3 l.
Cooking method:
- Wash nuts and raisins.
- Put them in a glass jar.
- Pour with three liters of moonshine.
- For a month, remove to a dark place.
- Open the jar and add dextrose to it.
- Leave in a dark place for another month.
- Filter the tincture and pour into dark bottles.
Store the finished product in a cool place.
Recipe for tincture of moonshine on the shell of pine nuts from Altai Old Believers
To prepare the tincture, pre-conduct the appropriate preparation of raw materials. The following ingredients will be required:
- moonshine - 0.5 liters;
- husk from nuts - Β½ cup;
- herbs: rosemary, oregano, thyme, peppermint or lemon balm - 1 sprig.
Cooking:
- In a glass jar put the shell and herbs.
- Pour strong moonshine.
- Close the lid and shake well several times.
- Wrap the container with a towel and put it on the battery.
- After 3-4 weeks, filter the contents.
Store in the refrigerator, throughout the year, the tincture retains all the beneficial properties.
Making moonshine
How to make moonshine on pine nuts? The manufacturing process consists of several stages. On the first - prepare the mash. To do this, you must:
- 0.5 kg of sugar pour 2 liters of water, mix thoroughly. Pour 100 g of dry yeast on top. Cover the container loosely with a lid and put in a dark place.
- After a quarter of an hour, mix the contents.
- Take a large container and pour 10 liters of clean unboiled water into it. Add 5 kg of sugar and the prepared solution with yeast.
- To the resulting mixture add rye bread and 2 tsp. unrefined sunflower oil.
- Add 8 liters of water, mix everything, close and put in a dark place for a week.
Second phase:
- Strain the broth and pour into the apparatus, and separate the initial fraction, which has an alcoholic taste and smell.
- Having done the first distillation, to re-purify the high-quality part of the moonshine back into the apparatus. First, pour a small portion of the moonshine into a glass and pour it out.
- Measure the fortress with a thermometer, it should be about 60 degrees. Distill for the third time, and the base is ready.
The third stage is the infusion of moonshine on pine nuts:
- For cooking - take 50 g of nuts, 10 pcs. dried rosehips, a tablespoon of honey and sugar, 1 pc. cloves and a liter of moonshine.
- Pre-cook the nuts for tincture: wash, pour boiling water several times and dry.
- Put sugar, nuts, rose hips, cloves, honey in a jar. Pour moonshine, mix.
- For complete readiness, insist the mixture for at least two weeks, then mix, filter and store in a dark place.
How many pine nuts per liter of moonshine? According to this recipe, 50 g of nuts are enough for one liter of moonshine. When using a large amount of tincture will be tart.
A few shell recipes used in traditional medicine
In folk medicine, alcohol tinctures on the shell of pine nuts have long been used:
- From inflammation in the oral cavity - add a tablespoon of tincture to a glass of cold boiling water and rinse up to six times a day.
- With hemorrhoids - fill the jar with shell and pour alcohol or moonshine. Close the container and put in a dark place for 10 days. Take 40 drops three times a day.
- From urolithiasis - take a teaspoon, previously diluted in boiled water, a third of an hour before meals. The course lasts a month, a break of 30 days.
- To clean the blood and lymph - take a tablespoon three times a day before meals. The course is a month.
When treating folk remedies, it is necessary to consult a doctor.
Conclusion
The famous cedar tincture is made on moonshine, vodka and medical alcohol. It is good in that all the useful substances from the grain and peel go into an alcoholic solution and remain for a year. Recipes for preparing tinctures have been passed on for a long time from generation to generation. The drug is used inside and out for numerous diseases. In addition to the fruits themselves, tinctures of moonshine are made on the husks of pine nuts. They are also widely used in traditional medicine.