Syrups

There are many varieties of elderberry, but there are two main varieties: red elderberry and black elderberry. However, only black elderberry fruits are safe for culinary purposes. This plant also has healing properties. Syrups made from the fruits and flowers of black elderberry help fight colds and viral diseases, strengthen the digestive tract and fight “women’s” diseases.

In particularly fruitful years, there are so many apples that gardeners are at a loss as to how to use the sweet fruits, which will not be stored for long-term storage. You can make various types of preparations from these fruits, but today we will talk about syrup. This dessert dish can be used to prepare soft drinks and as a topping for ice cream or sweet pastries.

Lovers of home baking know how valuable a product raisins are. And not just for baking.There are many recipes for appetizers and main courses that use raisins. For all these dishes, raisins need to be boiled so that the berries soften and reveal the flavor. We boil it, and then without regret we pour out the broth in which the raisins were boiled, thereby depriving ourselves of one of the healthiest desserts - raisin syrup.

Traditional medicine offers many ways to combat one of the symptoms of colds and viral diseases - cough. One of them is onion and sugar syrup. This quite effective natural remedy allows you to overcome the disease in a relatively short time, without spending large sums of money on medicines. Read about all the ways to prepare healthy syrup in this article.

Professional bartenders will not be surprised by cucumber syrup. This syrup is often used to prepare refreshing and tonic cocktails. Cucumber syrup has a neutral flavor and a pleasant green color, making it a good base for other fruits that are too strong in flavor and need to be diluted.

Figs are one of the oldest plants on earth. It is easy to grow, and the benefits from the fruits and even leaves of figs are enormous. There is only one problem - ripe figs can only be stored for a couple of days.There are many ways to preserve figs and all their beneficial properties for a longer period. Figs are dried and jam or syrup is made from it.

With the advent of kitchen aids, such as electric dryers, new ideas began to appear on how to turn ordinary, familiar products into something special. One of such discoveries for our housewives was watermelon. Marshmallows, chips, candied fruits - all this is extremely tasty, but the most valuable component of watermelon is the juice, and there is also a use for it - nardek syrup.

Sometimes, reading French novels, we see references to the exquisite delicacy of kings - violet syrup. You immediately imagine something delicate and magical with extraordinary color and taste. You can’t help but wonder – is this really edible?

Sage has a spicy, slightly bitter taste. In cooking, sage is used as a seasoning for meat dishes, and as a flavoring agent in alcoholic beverages. Most often, sage is used for medicinal purposes in the form of syrup.

Rowan every autumn pleases the eye with its red clusters. This tree with incredibly healthy fruits grows almost everywhere. However, many people do not pay attention to the vitamin storehouse.But in vain! Jams, tinctures and syrups made from red rowan help people with heart, liver and kidney diseases. Let's take a closer look at the syrup. It can be prepared from fresh, frozen and even dried rowan berries.

Lemon syrup is a very popular dessert. Having spent a little time preparing it, it will help you out more than once in the process of preparing dessert dishes. The syrup is used to coat cake layers, pour it into ice cream balls, and also add it to various soft drinks.

As you know, all parts of rose hips have beneficial properties: roots, green mass, flowers and, of course, fruits. The most popular in use, both for culinary and home medicinal purposes, are rose hips. Everywhere in pharmacies you can find a miracle drug - rosehip syrup. This is exactly what we will talk about today. We have selected for you recipes for making rosehip syrup from different parts of the plant. We hope you find the perfect option for yourself.

A vegetable crop, rhubarb, is mainly used in cooking as a fruit. This fact is due to the taste of the juicy petioles. Their sweetish-sour taste works well in various desserts.Rhubarb is used to make compotes, preserves, stuff sweet pastries, and also prepare syrup. Syrup, in turn, is an excellent addition to ice cream and pancakes, and by adding syrup to mineral water or champagne, you can get a very tasty drink.

Basil is a very aromatic spice. Depending on the variety, the taste and smell of greens may vary. If you are a big fan of this herb and have found the use of basil in many dishes, then this article will probably be of interest to you. Today we will talk about syrup made from basil.

Gooseberry jam is called “Royal jam,” so I won’t be wrong if I call gooseberry syrup “Divine” syrup. There are many varieties of cultivated gooseberries. They all have different colors, sizes, and sugar levels, but they have the same characteristic taste and aroma. To prepare the syrup, you can use any variety of gooseberry, the main thing is that it is ripe.

Is there anything better than wild berries in winter? They always smell fresh and foresty. Their aroma brings to mind warm summer days and funny stories. This improves your mood and to make this mood last throughout the winter, prepare syrup from blackberries. Blackberry syrup is a treat and a medicine in one bottle.They can be used to flavor and color a variety of desserts. The bright, natural color and aroma of blackberries will decorate any dessert.

Who didn’t smear themselves with mulberry as a child? We are used to thinking that mulberries are just a delicacy and absolutely useless in cooking, but this is not entirely true. Wine, tinctures, liqueurs and syrups are made from mulberries, and they are not only tasty, but also healthy. Mulberry syrup is an ideal remedy for any type of cough, infectious diseases, and a host of other diseases. And in the end, it's just delicious. Mulberry syrup is also called “Mulberry doshab”, the recipe for which you will read below.

Although sweet cherries are closely related to cherries, the two berries have slightly different flavors. Cherries are more tender, more aromatic and sweeter. For some desserts, cherries are better suited than cherries. You can save cherries for the winter in the form of compote, jam, or boil syrup.

Blackcurrant syrup is a real storehouse of vitamins. It's easy to prepare and can be used in almost any dessert. After all, black currant, in addition to its amazing taste and aroma, has a very bright color. And the bright colors of drinks or ice cream always please the eye and increase appetite.

Few people know that lavender is used in cooking in the form of syrup. Of course, not everyone likes this aroma, because it resembles perfume, but nevertheless, a drop of lavender syrup in the tea will not hurt. Lavender syrup is poured over ice cream, added to cream or glaze. In fact, you can sing odes to lavender endlessly, but we will limit ourselves to just the recipe for making lavender syrup.