Home is known as the "home of the laurel", every autumn and October, the fragrance of the laurel, each family home more or less have a few laurel trees, after the "freezing muxu" cold weather, the laurel will be ripe, the production of laurel honey will begin! The production process is very simple, but requires a lot of patience and care, osmanthus honey is a good tea to entertain guests during the New Year, under the warm and lively atmosphere, a cup of sweet osmanthus, guests and hosts, do not believe it? You also come to taste it.
Main ingredient: 200g of fresh osmanthus, 400g of honey Side: 4g of salt
Methods/steps
Fresh from the tree to beat down the osmanthus, the same day to make the completion of the osmanthus, picking out the osmanthus in the impurities, such as shells, small stems, small insects and other debris. After picking them out, they are put into water and floated to prevent the loss of water from the cinnamon flowers.
2. Boil water in a pot, drain the osmanthus flowers and place them in the boiling water for 1-2 minutes after the water boils, then rinse them in cold water and let them cool to room temperature.
3. Put the cooled osmanthus flowers into the pot again and bring to a boil, 1-2 minutes later, remove from the pot.
4. Pour into a gauze and strain, drain the water, you can also gently squeeze out some of the water with your hands, should not be pressed too much.
5. cooled cinnamon into a clean and waterless pot, add sugar, mix well.
6. Do a good job after the cinnamon honey, sealed in a jar to save, shelf life of up to 3 years, the color is also very beautiful Oh.
Note
The second boiling cinnamon should not touch the raw water, otherwise it is easy to deteriorate.
Boiling osmanthus flowers should not be too long, otherwise the finished product is darker in color.
The ratio of cinnamon to sugar should not be more than 1:3, as the taste may be sour.
Brewing or steaming osmanthus honey at high temperature will seriously damage the nutrients in osmanthus honey and inactivate the enzymes in osmanthus honey, so it is best to dilute osmanthus honey with lukewarm or cooled boiled water below 60 degrees Celsius and consume it.
Nutritional value and efficacy
①Laxative, for the prevention and treatment of constipation. Rape honey, camellia honey and loquat honey are the best.
② Moistening the lungs to relieve coughing, due to lung deficiency caused by coughing, the consumption of honey is effective.
3 ③ detoxification, healing sores, pain; honey directly rubbed on the skin or wounds, anti-inflammatory, pain, bleeding, reduce edema, and promote the healing effect of wounds. Consumption can relieve food poisoning, treat gastrointestinal ulcers and belly pain. If you drink too much alcohol, drink a tablespoon of honey before going to bed can relieve alcohol and headache.
④Zhongzhong yiqi is used as an adjunctive treatment for the infirm (especially those with a weak spleen and stomach), for restoring health, and for the health care of the elderly.
5) Harmonizing all medicines and improving medicinal properties. Honey is flat and sweet, and is often used as a primer.