Two Cup
Apple cider vinegar
According to the Bible, an apple - a symbol of the Fall: Eve plucked the forbidden fruit from the tree and gave a taste of it to Adam, and they were cast down to earth from the Garden of Eden. The first sin of man. Biblical sin.
In Greek mythology, with apples from the Hesperides associated one of the labors of Hercules.
In the aspect of this work, we consider the properties of apple cider vinegar. Made from whole apples and undiluted, it contains malic acid, necessary for the digestive process. Malic acid - a natural building material that connects with alkaline elements and minerals and stored in the body as a reserve. Acceptance of apple cider vinegar in moderation is extremely useful.
Most valuable quality vinegar - high content of potassium, the body needs for energy production and regulation of all systems. This vinegar has a high antiseptic properties: application to the skin heal various diseases, lightens pigmentation spots.
A solution of apple cider vinegar is widely used in folk medicine.
Recipe for apple cider vinegar
Apples plucked, washed, then crushed or rubbed on a coarse grater. You can use the core and rind of, residues from cooking apple jam.
This wet slurry is put into suitable container (glass, clay, porcelain, wood), fill with warm boiled water (0.5 liters per 0,4 kg of pulp). Per liter of water take 100 grams of honey or sugar, as well as 10 grams of bread yeast and 20 g of dried black bread. The vessel is kept closed with gauze in an open room at a temperature of 20 - 30 ° C.
Within 10 days (the first stage of fermentation), vinegar, stir 2 - 3 times a day. Then shift the weight in cheesecloth, wring out. Can be added to 1 liter of juice 50 - 100 g of honey or sugar, stirring until homogenization.
Then the bank closed with gauze and kept warm for the continuation of the fermentation of 40 - 60 days (second stage). The vinegar is filtered, poured into jars, bottles, which are tightly cork and store in a cool place.
It can be used as a seasoning for salads, and as a therapeutic agent for many diseases.
Symbolic aspect. On the field Arkan Eva disrupting the apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.
Divination aspect. Use this elixir of health.