Sbiten honey hot What do you think, what hot drink drank in Russia when they did not know tea yet? Of course, herbal infusion, but not only. In those early times, the popular sbiten was a drink based on herbs, spices and honey. It was also called a decoction, and was used mainly in the cold season to keep warm and protect yourself from disease. In villages, a hot sbiten was cooked in every house, and in the city, in its most crowded places, stood the smoldering smokers, in which this really healing drink was prepared and sold. It often added herbs - St. John's wort, sage, as well as capsicum, bay leaves and other spices. Over time, mass consumption of sbinth has come to naught - now we with great pleasure drink tea, coffee and other hot drinks. But recently interest in ancient folk recipes has begun to revive - people are increasingly thinking about how to bring their lifestyle and diet to nature, make them more natural. Therefore, today's recipe hot sbitnya can be useful to many. In any case, if you catch a cold - remember about it, and be sure to prepare.
Ingredients:- Honey 170g
- Cinnamon sticks 1 stick
- Cardamom 2 pcs.
- Ginger dry 0.5 tsp.
- Carnation 3 pcs.
- Water 1 l
- Step 1 Doy preparing the drink we take honey, a stick of cinnamon, dry ground ginger, a few buds of carnation and cardamom.
- Step 2 Honey and spices pour 1 liter of cold water.
- Step 3 Bring everything to the boil and cook for 5 minutes, taking off the foam.
- Step 4 Ready sbiten pour over glasses and serve hot. You can add lemon to your taste.