Many housewives prepare at home tinctures and liquors from various berries and fruits. A tare of corn, cooked at home, is called blackthorn. It has well-defined palatability, which distinguishes it from other alcoholic beverages made from their fruits or berries. Such alcohol is suitable for any feast; those who have tried it at least once praise the drink for its chic taste and aroma. Moreover, it has some healing properties and is used in traditional medicine. In small quantities, curing treats diseases of the respiratory system, intestines and genitourinary system. Often it is used in the autumn-winter period to increase immunity and strengthen the nervous system.
Useful properties and recommendations
The tart and at the same time sweet torn liqueur at home is prepared in October or November, when the first frosts give the fruits a special taste. There are many recipes for the preparation of such alcohol, it usually takes about one month, but if you leave it to insist for ninety days, it will turn out to be more mature and saturated. The classic version of the liquor contains only berries, sugar and strong alcohol. Ready drink is recommended to drink thirty grams thirty minutes before a meal in order to strengthen the protective properties of the body.
If a person has a stomach ulcer, drink alcohol after eating. So, a tap of thorns at home, a simple recipe for which is given below, has an antiseptic, diuretic and firming effect. If there are deep wounds on the skin, wipe them with compresses or apply them. There are no contraindications to the use of the drink, the exception is the individual intolerance to the components that are part of it.
Cooking secrets
Before preparing the beverage, berries are washed or unwashed. In the latter case, bacteria that participate in fermentation remain on the surface of the fruit. In any case, berries are picked before use, and spoiled and immature berries are removed. Bones are recommended to be removed. Preparing a tap of thorns on vodka , alcohol, rum. Fruits can be fresh, dried, frozen or canned. It is recommended to store the drink under a cork made of paraffin, dropping the container into a container with sand. If dried fruits are used, they are taken in half as much as fresh ones. Overripe berries are ideal for the blackthorn, then it will have more pronounced medicinal qualities and a rich taste.
Ways to make liquors
There are two ways in which you can make this alcoholic drink: hot and cold. In the second case, the berries are washed, the bones are removed and the pulp is crushed so that the juice stands out. Then add alcohol or vodka and insist for up to six months in a warm place. The hot method involves the use of fermented berries, which are boiled and add alcohol and sugar or honey to them. In some cases, add spices to taste.
Classic recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 kilogram of thorns;
- 420 grams of granulated sugar;
- 1 liter of vodka or cognac.
Cooking
Home- made tern vodka cordial, the recipe of which we are considering, is prepared quite simply, but for a long time. The overripe turn is sorted, put in a jar, sprinkled with granulated sugar, closed tightly and put in heat for a month and a half. After the expiration of the period, one hundred twenty-five grams of vodka is poured into the container, mix everything well and put back into heat, for two months already. Next, the rest of the vodka is added to the liquor, mixed, the mass is transferred to the dishes and brought to a boil, but not boiled. The mixture is cooled, filtered and bottled in previously prepared dry bottles. They are hermetically sealed and put in a dark place for three months.
Grape Wine Pouring
Ingredients:
- 2.5 kilograms of thorns;
- 1 liter of homemade grape wine.
Cooking
You can cook such a cordial of thorns at home. Its recipe is very original, it turns out less strong than in the classic version. For its preparation, the berries are washed, crushed and poured with homemade wine, set aside for two weeks, covered with a lid. Every day the mass is well mixed. After the lapse of time, the beverage is filtered and poured into prepared containers.
Ternovka without vodka
Ingredients:
- 4 kilograms of thorns;
- 1-1.5 kilograms of granulated sugar;
- 200 grams of water.
Cooking
This recipe for pouring from thorns is simple, the drink is obtained with a strength of eight to fourteen degrees, it is easily and gently drunk. Berries do not need to be washed so that they ferment naturally, the bones are first removed. If the fruits are dirty or dusty, they are lightly wiped with a dry cloth. The berries are put in a jar, add water and granulated sugar and mix well. The neck of the can is tied with gauze. The container is placed in the sun and mixed twice a day. Fermentation will begin when bubbles, foam appear on the surface of the mixture, an acid smell and hiss forms. After that, the future blackthorn should stand in the sun for another three days. After that, the gauze on the neck is replaced with a medical glove, one finger of which must be pierced with a needle. The container is cleaned in a dark place with a temperature of no more than twenty-five degrees Celsius. Here the liqueur will be around two months. Then the drink is filtered three times, bottled and sealed tightly, put in the cold for three months. Crank is stored at home for about three years.
Cognac spiced
Ingredients:
- 650 grams of thorns;
- 220 grams of granulated sugar;
- 200 grams of water;
- 300 grams of cognac;
- 1 stick of cinnamon;
- 2 cardamom;
- 2 cloves.
Cooking
This tern liquor, which is easy to make at home , has a rich taste and aroma, as it contains spices. From water, granulated sugar and spices boil the fill. The berries of the turn are put in a jar and pour hot marinade, cool. Then brandy is poured here and mixed well. The container is closed with a lid and put it in the cold for one month. Then the drink is filtered three times and bottled.
Almond blackthorn
Ingredients:
- 2 kilograms of thorns;
- 2 liters of alcohol;
- 500 grams of sugar.
Cooking
The berries are crushed, layered in a container, pouring each with granulated sugar in the amount of 150 grams. The container is placed in a warm place, adding half a glass of water to it. When the bubbles appear, put on a medical glove over the neck, transfer the container to a dark room. When the pepper is blown away, the drink is drained and alcohol is added to it. The remaining berries are poured with alcohol and set aside for three weeks, after which they are filtered. Berries are poured with sugar and water syrup, boiled and filtered. All liquids are mixed and filtered, removed for two weeks to ripen. Then it is filtered again, bottled and put away for storage.
Filling "Frosty"
To prepare this drink, you need to take the berries that burned the first frost, since then they acquire an incredible taste and the drink turns out to be saturated in color.
Ingredients:
- 5 kilograms of thorns;
- 1.5-2 kilograms of sugar;
- 4.5 liters of vodka.
Cooking
The turn is put in a bottle, sugar is added and mixed, the neck is tied with a cloth. They put the container in heat for one month, then add half a liter of vodka and insist again. Then the mass is filtered, the liquid is boiled, the rest of the vodka is added and mixed well. Cooling is poured and bottled, corked and put in the basement. Such an alcoholic drink can be stored for about five years.