As you know, fruits and berries are natural suppliers of vitamins, and therefore it is not unimportant that these components of the “natural basket” are always present on the table. This can be achieved by preserving the fruit or using other processing methods, for example, the preparation of compote or wine. Moreover, the latter option is a healing remedy, the beneficial properties of which have been known since ancient times. There is a whole science about the healing of wine, for example, healing of wounds, restoration of strength and so on. Moreover, this drink can be prepared independently without loss of antibacterial, firming and other beneficial properties. For example, wine from a berry (the recipe of which is not complicated) can be easily made subject to the basic principles of preparation of this drink.
Plant and fruit
Irga is a small tree or shrub of the Pink family with rounded dark green leaves and numerous white or cream flowers. The fruits of this plant are considered apples, although in appearance they are similar to small berries, dark blue or purple. They contain various substances, such as ascorbic acid, carotenes, tannins and others.
It can be noted that wine from the berry (the preparation of which we will consider below) preserves all the useful elements of the fruit. It is prescribed as a dietary drink for gastrointestinal tract ailments (gastrointestinal tract), as well as an anti-inflammatory and restorative agent for various diseases.
Cooking Highlights
Wine from jirgi (home recipe) is classified as dessert wine, as it is very sweet. And often red or white currant juice is added to this drink to remove sugaryness. The execution process itself can be represented as follows:
- Harvesting syrup. Boil water (about 2 l) and add sugar (1 kg) gradually (in small portions), while stirring the solution. Boil the syrup for about 10 minutes on low heat.
- Juice preparation. Wash and peel the fruits of the berry, squeeze the juice. The number of fruits must be calculated in such a way as to obtain 1 liter of extract.
- Harvesting wine. Add the prepared juice to the slightly cooled syrup, mix and pour into a special container (jar or bottle).
- To remove gases from fermentation, it is necessary to make a simple construction consisting of a cork with an opening where a small diameter rubber tube is inserted. Its end must be taken to a vessel with water. Having closed the cork with a bottle of wine, you need to wait until the drink becomes lighter. After that, it is poured into another container and left for three months.
- The finished drink can be poured into small bottles and stored in the “neck down” position. Wine should be consumed throughout the year.
It is also possible to make wine from quail (recipe two) as follows:
- Sugar (about 800 g) is combined with half a liter of water. This solution must be added to half a liter of juice of the berry fruit and put "wander" for a week. In this case, the liquid should not fill the tank to the top, and it is necessary to plug only 24 hours after the spill.
- The drink should lighten, and sediment should appear at the bottom of the bottles. It is necessary to carefully separate the upper layer of liquid into another container, and leave to “wander”.
- The purification procedure from the precipitate should be continued until it is completely removed, that is, until the drink becomes completely light. Then it needs to be poured into glass containers and left in storage.
Additional Information
Before making wine from ierga, it may be useful to find out the following information:
- to obtain a qualitative result, it is necessary to use pure and not spoiled fruits;
- it is better to compress berries with the help of devices made of wood or plastic, since when the juice comes into contact with metal parts, a change occurs at the chemical level, and wine cannot be made from such raw materials;
- in order for the fermentation process to go well, you can add to the juice a special sourdough of “wild” yeast, which is prepared from grapes. To do this, you must first squeeze the juice from several fruits of the vine and leave for a day or more. The fermented liquid is then added to the fruit drink.
Making wine from a berry is not a difficult process, while you can process the entire crop and get a wonderful drink that has useful properties. Its use will be of help in the treatment of gastrointestinal diseases, and it also helps with a breakdown. In addition, this dessert wine can also be used as a tonic drink after a hard day.