Ingredient :
1 cup boiling water , 1 cup rye flour, 1 tsp sugar ,1/4
cup lukewarm water , 1 pkg dry granular yeast (7g), 4 quarts
boiled water,cooled to lukewarm.
Method:
Pour boiling water over the flour and stir briskly until
smooth. Cool to lukewarm. Dissolve the sugar in the lukewarm
water, sprinkle the yeast over it, and let stand for 10 minutes.
Combine the cooled batter, cover and let it rise until light
and double in bulk. Stir in 4 quarts of boiled water, cooled
to lukewarm. Cover and let it stand in a warm place for 3-4
days. When liquid is clear and tastes mildly sour, pour it
off carefully with disturbing the sediment. Cover and keep
in the refrigerator.
Kvas recipe
Ingredients:
boiled water - 4 l., yeast - 20-25 gr., sugar - 500 gr.,
rye bread - for 800 gr. crackers , mint - 25 gr., raisin -
50 gr.
Method:
Prepare 9-10 bottles for Kvas, they must be very clean. If
you don't want so much this beverage, reduce the number of
ingredients. Cut rye bread into thin pieces and put it in
the oven until they get brown. Put 800 gr. crackers into a
pan or a small barrel, then pour 4 l hot boiled water. Leave
this extract for 4 hours. Then filter it and add yeast, sugar
(put sugar on your taste, if it is not enough, you can always
add some sugar before drinking) and mint. Cover the pan with
napkin and leave for fermentation during 5-6 hours. When Kvas
begins to foam, filter it again and then pour it in the bottles
(put on the bottom of bottles some raisins) and cork up very
very good. After that fasten the corks with a rope. Put the
bottles in a cool place and lay them aflat. Kvas will be ready
in 2-3 days.
Sbitten recipe
 Ingredients:
500 g honey , 700 g treacle , 10 g spices (cinnamon, cloves,
hops, mint) , 6 l water .
Method:
Boil water and add all ingredients and boil for 30 minutes.
Sbitten is served hot with cakes and biscuits
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