Homemade recipes

What is iceberg lettuce, today, perhaps, everyone knows. This is a kind of lettuce that looks (even when cut) strongly resembles white cabbage forks. The leaves are juicy and crispy (for a long time the salad was called “crisp”). Used mainly for basics in the preparation of salads, as well as a vitamin supplement to other snacks and main dishes.

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Our maple sap is not as popular as birch. However, by the number of useful properties, he is not inferior to him. In the regions of North America, this drink is national and is produced on an industrial scale. In the article we will look at what constitutes maple sap, how it is useful, how to collect maple sap and what can be made of it.

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Eggplant (lat. Solánum melongéna) refers to perennial herbaceous plants of the genus Bleeding. His homeland is India, Asia, and the Middle East. In the wild, the fruit has a purple color and still grows in India, is found in Burma. A similar plant with small fruits is in China. As a food culture known for a long time.

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Thanks to the beneficial substances that are released in the pine forest, you can significantly help the body recover. Healing substances are especially actively released in the spring, but not everyone is able to visit the forest at this time. But today there is an opportunity to get the maximum amount of benefit even at home, simply using honey from pine cones or pine shoots, which is saturated with a huge amount of different useful substances.

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Watermelon is a favorite berry that gives sweetness and moisture in summer. It is very rich in vitamins, microelements and other substances useful to humans. But what to do if winter has come, and without these berries "in any way"? In this article we will tell you how to properly prepare pickled watermelons in banks for the winter, so that they turn out tasty and healthy.

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Traditionally, we are used to wine made from grapes. At the worst - from apples. But Asian sages know that it is the plum that gives wisdom, health and longevity. In the article we describe how to make plum wine at home using a simple recipe. Selection and preparation of plums Start preparing wine, of course, it is necessary to prepare the material for it.

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It is pleasant in the cold winter evening to enjoy the taste of your favorite summer berry. To do this, you need to work a little during the ripening period of sweet cherries. Kitchen appliances and utensils To close the cherry compote for the winter, the hostess will need a small saucepan in which you can boil water, a large saucepan for sterilizing the jar, preservation covers, a plastic lid with holes to drain water, scales, and a spoon.

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Sea buckthorn is an extraordinary culture with juicy amber fruits. And the leaves, and berries, and roots, and bark have the power to relieve ailments. And sea buckthorn juice is both healthy, tasty and healing. What is contained in the composition The complex composition of sea buckthorn berries includes almost all the familiar vitamins, a good set of minerals, organic acids, tannins, natural antibiotics, pectins, serotonin, flavonoids.

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Grapes have long become an indispensable attribute of a well-groomed summer cottage or yard. In our latitudes, you can see the saplings of many varieties, but among them are the lines that give particularly delicate fruits. The popular white raisin belongs to them. Let's learn how to make delicious raisins out of its berries. Briefly about grapes. White raisins are a variety of dessert grapes with very small seeds or without them at all (therefore there is no wild raisin in nature).

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Since ancient times, mankind is aware of the beneficial properties of pomegranate. Even Hippocrates used this berry for the treatment of various ailments. To date, the pomegranate has not lost its relevance, but, on the contrary, only multiplied, because it contains many useful substances. Special attention is given to the juice of these berries, which we will discuss in more detail.

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Many of us begin our day with the same ritual: drinking a cup of aromatic and tonic coffee. But, unfortunately, not everyone can afford it because of problems with blood pressure. It turns out that there is a good alternative to this invigorating drink - acorn coffee. How to cook it - this will be discussed in our article.

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Today, maple syrup has gained fame as a natural sugar substitute. Bottles with a sweet brown liquid will be found in any kitchen, supporters of a healthy diet and those who seek to get rid of extra pounds. It is believed that this sticky product provides the body with vital elements and helps to be healthy.

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These classic sunflower seeds have extraordinary appeal and have a fantastic effect on the female body. The value of the product is determined by the presence of active substances in the nuclei and seed germ. In this article we will tell you why this delicacy is so useful for the health of a woman. Tastes and Characteristics Seeds of sunflower seeds are ripened seeds of the annual sunflower seeds, located in a large basket bordered with petals of bright yellow color.

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In our area, feijoa is an exotus. This unusual fruit tastes similar to kiwi, pineapple and to some extent strawberries. It is widely used in cooking, preparing a variety of dishes: jam, pastries, salads. Many have adapted to making feijoa tincture. This drink has not only a pleasant aroma, but also useful properties.

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Everyone knows Korean carrots - this dish has long and deservedly gained popularity. Korean zucchini is much less known, although this preserved salad has no less outstanding flavor. Below is a recipe for its preparation. Taste characteristics In the taste of this salad, zucchini and carrots are decisive, coriander emphasizes the flavor range, and onions and hot peppers give it sharpness and piquancy.

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A wonderful remedy and just a pleasant alcoholic drink - homemade plum tincture. Tasty and fragrant liquid can slowly sip long winter evenings, recalling the hot summer. And one of its advantages is that it’s not difficult to make such a drink. What is useful plum tincture Do not think that tincture made from vodka and plums - just an alcoholic beverage.

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Tkemali is a Georgian sweet and sour sauce that goes well with meat dishes. About its preparation according to the classic recipe, as well as about the preparation of delicious seasoning for the winter, we will describe in this article. What you need to take plums To prepare the sauce, you will need tkemali (she's plum) varieties, red or yellow.

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Chokeberry, chokeberry, black ashberry is a useful berry that contains a number of valuable substances for people, in particular vitamins C and P, organic acids, sugars, iodine. She is considered a medicinal berry. For the treatment and prevention of various diseases, tinctures are most often used. We will tell you about the benefits of this berry tincture, for which diseases it is used and how to prepare it - below.

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In the autumn-winter period, the human body often suffers from a lack of vitamins, its immunity decreases, and a person becomes susceptible to various infectious and inflammatory diseases. If in spring and summer there is an opportunity to strengthen the body with the help of fresh sources of vitamins, then in late autumn and winter you can use for this purpose natural preservatives - alcohol or its analogues.

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