Kummel, (Kummel) Drops of the Danish king German name.

Okudzhava has a song "Drops of the Danish King" that's the advertisement. This recipe takes place both as an independent drink and as a preventive agent. you can drink it chilled but not icy, you can warm it up a little.

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Kummel, (Kummel) Drops of the Danish King are the German name.

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Moonshine (Instead of moonshine, you can use vodka, alcohol.)

Dill

Anise

Cumin

Orange peel

Tangerine peel

Brown Sugar

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 25 % 1 g

Fats 25 % 1 g

Carbohydrates 50 % 2 g

290 kcal

GI: 50 / 0 / 50

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 14 d 1 h 12 min

Step 1:
And so we take moonshine, vodka, alcohol moonshine and alcohol degrees 55%, cumin 50 grams, anise 50 grams, dill seeds 50 grams, peel from the 1st tangerine, one orange mix everything put in a glass jar, pour moonshine (vodka, alcohol) can be rolled up as a twist, you can just close with a screw cap and place in a dark place for the first three days we shake and solemnly, looking forward to two weeks at least as much as possible the taste will be tastier
Step 2:
And now two weeks have passed, and maybe more, you have a reason for an appetizer on the table, you take out a drink, open it, don't poke your nose right away, the couples will burn so that they will knock you off your feet, keep it open for about thirty to forty minutes, it should breathe like wine, at this time you can strain the drink first through gauze, then through cotton pads, you can cool a little and put it on the table in a beautiful crystal decanter. Any snack starting from lard with black bread, ending with chocolate, fruit.

Well, now the history of this drink Kymmel or cumin vodka has a contradictory history, it was mass-produced in the 16th-17th century in Amsterdam, however, the first mention refers to 1503 to the knights of the Livonian Order, which mainly consisted of Germans, so Kymmel from German and translated as cumin. Livonian origin is very plausible Livonia included the Allage parish of Latvia, where, according to experts, the most excellent cumin grows, even on the coat of arms of the Allage churchyard there was a bush of cumin. well , the drops of the Danish king began to be called .due to the fact that once King Frederick of Denmark was cured with cumin tincture, and he had insomnia and well, problems contributing to insomnia, after using the tincture, the forces recovered, as evidenced by the presence of 7 children.Being in Holland, Peter the Great was treated to this drink, he liked the drink and he bought the recipe and the drink was produced in Russia for a long time and bottled in the form of a bear.