Koporsky ivan-tea — drink, very useful to health. Once long ago, before revolution, the willow-herb was even exported from Russia to Europe. In Soviet period ivan-tea, unfortunately, was unfairly forgotten. Today this drink becomes popular again. It is possible to make it including in house conditions.
It is required to you
- - ivan-tea;
- - 3-liter jars;
- - piece of linen fabric.
Instruction
1. So, let's look how to make koporsky ivan-tea. For a start collect actually leaves and the top flowers of ivan-tea (without seeds). Prepare this plant one tea best in the morning — till 10 o'clock. Before putting leaves and flowers in a package, attentively examine them. One forest bug which accidentally got to weight will be able to spoil taste of the made koporsky tea completely further.
2. Spread the humidified linen canvas on some plain surface. Spread out on it collected ivan-tea a layer in 3 cm. Curtail a canvas "into roll" as it is possible more densely.
3. Bend, unbend, twist and untwist "roll" within half an hour. Thus you will destroy cages of plants therefore juice will begin to come to light. It will be most convenient to rumple "roll" and leaves in it together. But it is possible to do this procedure and alone.
4. Put "roll" on a table and leave him alone for 2-3 hours. Preparation of koporsky ivan-tea, in addition, assumes fermentation. By the end of the second — the third hour in the leaves kneaded, started up juice, fermentation processes will begin. Finally at you crumpled ivan-tea with a light pleasant odor of pear compote has to turn out.
5. Put crumpled plants in 3-liter jars, very carefully condensing weight. Close tanks from above kapron covers. Leave weight to be fermented for 36-40 hours. Not to mix time, write on covers day and hour of a bookmark.
6. If leaves and flowers of ivan-tea gathered at the end of summer, carry out an additional stage of fermentation. It will allow to receive more fragrant koporsky ivan-tea. Take out green material from cans and you promnit it hands before emergence of juice. Then cover it with damp fabric and take so 6-8 hours at the room temperature.
7. Spread out weight on a baking sheet. Warm an oven up to the temperature of 100 Pages. Dry tea during 1.5-2 h. You hold a door of an oven slightly opened. At the end of drying increase temperature a little. From time to time properly mix weight. On an oven bottom for more uniform warming up it is desirable to put two red bricks.
8. Spread out ready koporsky ivan-tea on banks and cover the last with covers. It is the best of all to store the dried-up leaves in dry and it is desirable the dark place.