What did you drink before tea in Russia?

When tea and coffee appeared in Russia, they drank Sabtan, mead, kvass and jelly. The importance of honey for medicinal plants is lost even today. Walking on cold roads can help you warm up your body and improve your health.

Honey

The Slavs considered grass to be the drink of the gods. So they often cook it and drink it. He also appeared in Russian folklore about the ceremony: "And I was there. I drank beer with honey. He ran under his tent. But not in his face. The oldest priest in 16th-century Domostroi. The expression is found.

Originally, fresh honey was fermented in vats with berry juice to make a yeast-free syrup. This process is very slow, 15 to 20 years, sometimes half a century. The magic drink .. saves the yeast from waiting to develop.

Meat without alcohol

In a large saucepan, add honey, cold water (1 to 7) and bring to a boil over low heat. During the boiling process, you need to remove the foam, and when it stops appearing, you can remove the pan from the stove. Mix yeast and honey in warm water and leave in a warm place for a month. After a month, put the yeast back into the broth and leave it. Drink honey for another month. You can then filter and bottle. Homemade syrup does not spoil for six months.

An ancestral secret: Before the honeymoon, the newlyweds are treated to a meadow. Because it strengthens the strength of men.

Sabitan (Russian wine)

This drink appeared on the table of our ancestors a thousand years ago. Sabatan was served in a teapot. Songs, sayings and proverbs were created about Sopatna. Images of Sopatna can be found on the pages of popular publications, ancient inscriptions, novels and stories. Drinks are sold in copper pots wrapped in blankets in streets, restaurants, tea shops, markets and fairs. Foreign diplomats who visited Russia during the reign of Peter the Great also fell in love with Russian wine.

Interesting information:

Sabitan was first mentioned in history at the Boer Festival in 1128. The first recipe for its preparation is found in the 16th century "Domostroi". Tea and coffee in the late nineteenth century. Convert Russian Sbiten.

"But Sbiten, it's too hot here! Who owns their property, everyone eats, warriors, servants, tourists, fugitives, it's all lawful. Have a hot drink and leave! Sbiten-Sbitenek is a luxury drink. Sbitenniks (eggplant) ordered their products.

Moscow Spitton

Ingredients: Honey - 200 gms, jaggery - 150 gms, cinnamon, lard, cloves, nutmeg, each spice - 2 gms, water - 1 liter.

Boil honey and olives in water. Atleast cook for 5 minutes and added spices into it. Let stand for 30 minutes and remove before serving.

Sbiten is everywhere.

Ingredients: 

Water - 1 litre, Honey - 1 kg, Vinegar 4% - 2 tbsp. Ginger - 1 tbsp. Black pepper - 1/2 teaspoon. Ginger - 1 tbsp.

Boil hot water with vinegar, ginger and hot pepper for 15-20 minutes, add honey, stir quickly and boil.

kvass

A mildly sour drink is preferred, some drink it from an eggplant and others from a glass. Every housewife has her own kvass recipe.

Interesting information:

In the village, our forefathers used kivas to treat and consume scurvy. One ruble can buy a whole tank of kvass.

Today, the drink has not lost its medicinal value. Kivas not only gives strength and is absolutely thirst quenching. But it is also useful for the functioning of the digestive system and the cardiovascular system.

Kvass "Winter"

Ingredients:

Second Grade Wheat Flour - 400g, Wheat Flour - 80g, Barley - 200g, Ground Barley - 320g. For the dough: wheat flour - 120 grams, wheat flour - 80 grams, yeast - 80 grams, sugar - 75 grams.

To avoid lumps we mix the flour and dissolve it in 4 liters of warm water. Place the baking tray in a hot oven. After the oven has cooled, put it in the battery and leave it there for 24 hours, then dissolve the starch in hot water (about 6 liters).

Kvass should have a thick base. For Dough: Add flour and yeast to warm water and mix well. Pour this mixture into a clean pan and add the soaked kvass. Mix well, add sugar and cook for 20 hours. Then mix again and store in a jar, cork and refrigerate.