Making Orange Bitters
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- čas přidán 21. 08. 2024
- Sweet, sour, salty, umami and bitter. These are the 5 major flavors that the 5,000 taste buds speckling your tongue and throat have been primed to identify. Each with unique gastronomic qualities and health indications, traditional cultures believed in the fundamental importance of consuming a rich balance of all these flavors. However today, with the overwhelming load of sugar-encrusted, salt-sprinkled and MSG-doused foods filling our plates, bitterness has essentially vanished from the modern palate. This unfortunate disappearance has done more than simply change the tang and smack-factor of our foods. In fact, the general lack of bitter flavor in the diet may very well be contributing widespread problems with digestion and appetite control.
Bitter: A Mysterious Flavor...
Bitter is an intriguing flavor. The very most sensitive of all tastes, bitterness has an excitable quality that some people would describe as disagreeable and harsh. The very word “bitter” has even become linguistically associated with expressions of anger, resentment, pain and reactivity. Yet complex bitter flavor does far more than cause lips to pucker and heads to shake. Known for stimulating the senses and engaging the digestive system, foods possessing a bitter quality have long been valued for a unique ability to cleanse the body and build vitality.
Many cultures revered bitter foods as an essential part of a regular healthy diet. Large numbers of the diverse roots, barks, flowers and herbs of the wild plant kingdom are bursting with complex bitter flavor. When consumed, such plants naturally stimulate the production of saliva, gastric juices and bile to balance the appetite and prime digestion. Yet while bitter botanicals were consumed readily by our foraging ancestors, such richly flavored plant foods have been unfortunately lost to the endless aisles of sweetened and salted snacks filling grocery stores today.
10 Reasons to Use Bitters:
Including bitter foods in the diet isn't simply a matter of reviving tradition or taste. Bitter flavored foods also have a rich history in the healing arts. From the wine infused herbal concoctions used by Ancient Egyptians to the 16th century prescriptions of famous physician Paracelsus and beyond, elixirs brewed from carefully selected bitter herbs have been treasured as cure-all remedies across the ages. Studies have confirmed that getting an adequate amount bitter flavor is important for digestive balance and linked with many related health benefits. Eating bitters regularly has been shown to:
1. Curb sugar cravings
2. Soothe gas and bloating
3. Relieve occasional heartburn
4. Encourage digestive enzymes, bile & HCL production
5. Calm upset stomach and nausea
6. Increase absorption of fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, K
7. Help maintain healthy blood sugar levels
8. Balance appetite
9. Ease constipation and regulate bowel movements
10. Support liver function and healthy skin
Ingredients:
Zest of 3 oranges, cut into strips with a paring knife
¼ cup chopped dried orange peel
4 cloves
8 green cardamom pods, cracked
¼ teaspoon coriander seeds
½ teaspoon gentian root
¼ teaspoon allspice berries
2 cups high-proof vodka, or more as needed
1 cup water
2 tablespoons rich syrup or local raw honey
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Loved watching....People are so programmed into medicine tasting good, but bitters have had an important roll in our digestion and gut flora. Thanks for taking us along.
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Thank you. We have healing here xox
@@magicalhoof7431 I read your comment on the 1st anniversary of the passing over of my partners beautiful gypsy cob horse hoover who she travelled around england and wales seven times in her wagon foraging the hedgerows ,healing here too xx
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I love your content.
Tessellate is such a great song, too!
Thank you!!!
Thanks for the video. Love the calming music combined with you working the mortar and pestle. It is mesmerizing!! ✌🏻❤
I love your choice of music.
Another "BIT" of awesomeness....
Sherry Merrill ::: Talk about uber natural cure dedication! What an inspirational recipe!
Before I had kids, I would’ve had plenty of time to prepare concoctions like this, and others that you make… Nowadays, I would love to administer this to my aging parents and other loved ones, Knowing the range of benefits…not kidding/Dead serious when I ask, Can I buy a bottle from you? I fully understand you have no intention of going into production, so you probably don’t want to publicize sales… I promise I would tell no one that I bought it from you❗️😊. Maybe we could exchange emails and arrange private Correspondence?…. Thank you for all u share … You are an awesome holistic healer, & right after my heart, ☺️🤗lee
@Lee Dimeo Coffey, thank you. You can purchase a very similar digestive tincture from Urban Moonshine, but $17 per 2 oz... www.amazon.com/Urban-Moonshine-Citrus-Bitters-Dropper/dp/B0031525NQ/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1548710982&sr=8-2-spons&keywords=urban%2Bmoonshine%2Bdigestive%2Bbitter&smid=A3VDBPE82S43CG&th=1 very expensive..this is why I show you how to make your own. The volume of tincture made in this video will last me for years and it only cost about $30 in ingredients, but is valued at over $250 not including shipping it somewhere. Trying to stay healthy is too expensive for average, people, this is why I am here. Try to make your own! Fee free to email me, I am happy to help if I can my email is lindyliscomb"at"g mai L dot "com"
Magical Hoof 🔹thank you kindly...
PS. I see that your essaic tea was blocked❗️...figures......Grrrrr😬. 😊
@@leedimeocoffey978 yes, I have to remove one song and reupload it. It should be up later, thanks.
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Hello and Thank you!!
I love your channel, very informative. I also love the music, could you please tell who that was. I would really like to add this to my music list
First song was Alt J, "Tessellate" second song was Portair "Places" third song was Vance Joy "Gold"
@@magicalhoof7431 Thank you 🤗
Love this channel.
Is there a video on sciatica. I'm having an awful time.
@sue lester I recommend a chiropractic adjustment for sciatica, to start. If it helps, then continue to get the adjustments for a few months. If the pain returns, you need to examine your diet, and emotional potentials which trigger the pain and suffering. I am happy to give other ideas. Please browse this quick CureZone search for more solutions to sciatica: www.curezone.org/forums/search.asp?q=sciatica&action=Find
I don't drink anymore.But this would taste great with a good Brandy or Cognac.Or even Rum.I can smell it already.
@Howard Taylor, it is very tasty, and so much better than Urban Moonshine's bitters. I am so glad I made these bitters. I have at least 3 more bitters recipes to share in the next few weeks!
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Great recipe, Magical Hoof! 👍☺️ Nice music, again, too!!
Bitter herbs - yes, I can see what you mean! Anti-religious too, I believe...
Gentian is one of the bitterest substances known; I know that.
How about adding a stick of cinnamon to the recipe for blood sugar lowering? Or didn't you want that because it might make it brown??
What was the sweetener you used? All I could see was that it was "raw". Molasses??
Lovely professional pestle and mortar too. Actually I would like buy links to the herbs and most of the stuff on that video! ☺️
Hi @oneoflokis Thank you... some say that wormwood is the bitterest substance on earth, but who knows? Yes, I have several more bitters videos to upload when they are finished. With bitters, almost any combination can be used, and that is the beauty of making your own medicine and being your own "mad" alchemist, however, I am using tried and true recipes, to ensure best combination and taste, etc.
The recipe in the orange bitters called for a water and sugar mixture (simmered and then added) however, I don't use sugar in anything, so honey was added instead of sugar-water. You could use any sweetener you like, including stevia, molasses, sorghum, honey, etc.
@@magicalhoof7431 Yes. I have actually tasted wormwood tea... VERY bitter stuff! Still had relatives during the 1990s to send me the stuff from (eastern) Germany. They have good herb stores there!
All leaves and twigs - very authentic! Very horrible-tasting. Great for stomach pains..☺️
Got any wormwood recipes or blends?
@@oneoflokis I absolutely do. I have several bitter recipes on the burner, which I am patiently waiting for the sweet wormwood to grow. I am also waiting for the mugwort, since that is also used in many bitters recipes. Hopefully spring will be early and not late like it was last year :)
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I love bitters! They have made a difference for me after a few bouts with the C virus. I’ve been using Dr Shade’s Bitters from Quilsilver Scientific. But I’d love to make my own. Thank you for the recipe!
I always love be the music you pick! What’s the genre? How would kid I search for it?
I'm not sure what Alt J is categorized as, but I usually pick "chill" music; it is a real genre and a very popular type of music now days.
Magical Hoof cool! Thanks!! I really should proof read 😂
Thank you
Have you written a book? Or website? Can you do a video about Sulforaphe tincture from Broccoli seed sprouts? Xo
I will check into that. Thank you! I am don't have any books, just lots of notes and recipes in a binder for now. I may organize it one day. Taking a glance at the Sulforaphe, I think it would be best used as a liposomal, which are very easy to make! I will consider it for a future video, thanks for the suggestion!
That's a bigass morter haha
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What is happening with your essiac video.. Are they blocking it.? Is there somewhere else you can post the formula? Would love to have it.
Thank you. I used a commercial song that was copyrighted. I will have that video up later today.
What books would you recommend for assistance in learning about and making bitters. Love your videos! Thank you for sharing!
"DIY Bitters" by Mase and King and "Bitters" by Brad Thomas Parsons
@@magicalhoof7431 thank you!
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What herbs do you think work best for getting rid of kidney stones??? ✌🏻❤
For kidney stones, get on a magnesium supplement asap ("Calm" powder twice per day) and take as much to bowel tolerance as possible... also, get a good source of bulk stinging nettle and start making nettle tea. Make a large pot of it and bottle it... store it in the fridge for quick access.. drink it hot or cold, several cups per day. Nettle is king for dissolving kidney stones. I also recommend Uva Ursi supplement, ginger (any way you are willing to take it) Fresh parsley, and B vitamins dissolve kidney stones. For the highest quality kit I recommend this product: Scroll down for selections of kidney detox kits: drclarkstore.com/dr-hulda-clark-kidney-cleanse.html If you cannot afford a kit, you can purchase each supplement separately and take them each day. You must take all the supplements in a protocol for best results. Write back if you need more specifics, and I will help you. For example, if you don't have the money to buy those supplements, taking an ounce of apple cider vinegar will dissolve kidney stones, but it may take a little longer.
@@magicalhoof7431, Thank you so much for responding. Which kit do you think is the best and will just the pills work? Went to Earth Faire yesterday and came home with 2 different teas. Both were the brand Traditional Medicines. One was Every Day Detox healthy skin and Liver but has stinging nettle and some lemon in it also got one that has Dandelion leaf and root. Guess I need to go somewhere for the bulk Stinging Nettle like you said. I have already started the Magnesium. Have had the stones before and have changed a lot of my bad habits which included drinking almost no water. I have not hit on what it is that I am doing or not doing and it is getting very frustrating. I think I just might have to do a cleanse every so often to get my body back in gear. I have taken the product called Yidan Formula from the guys out in California. It worked to dissolve my first stones (an 8 & 9) but apparently I need to use the product for a longer period of time or switch to a different one. This last time I ordered the formula had been changed but was supposed to be improved. Thanks again for your help. ✌🏻❤
@@diannenaworensky6698 You have excellent natural instincts of how to heal yourself; you are a healer... yes, please drink only distilled water from now on. Distilled water is basically rain water and is negatively charged, so when we drink it, it will bond with toxins and unusable (inorganic metals and minerals) and they will be expelled, it also helps with dissolving kidney stones. Make your teas with it also. Stay away from peanuts and peanut butters, they are a number one culprit for kidney stones, and I would not consume any meats until you are cleared up, as meat consumption worsen kidney problems which subsequently lead to heart problems. Clean up your diet, no sugar no preservatives, etc etc! ALL COMMERCIAL FOOD HAS BEEN WEAPONIZED! Be very careful what you eat! You can purchase magnesium chloride (oil) and start rubbing that into your kidneys through the skin, as often as possible, which will help. You can apply DMSO and castor or olive oil on top of the mag oil to stop the itching. Take hot magnesium salt baths (Epsom salts) a few times per week.
The Hulda Clark kits are all excellent, its up to you how much you want to spend. They absolutely work, and I have first hand experience with them. You can also just purchase each supplement separately and take them all together, its just up to how much money you want to spend, and the ease of using her protocol which is included in the kits. Plus her kits have the tea, which is very important, and gathering all of it separately is frustrating and may not save that much money in the end.
The bulk nettle tea can be easily ordered on vitacost or amazon. It is very inexpensive, and I recommend the nettle tea, several cups per day as the number one way to start to dissolve those stones. I have helped many people dissolve the stones with just the nettle tea! Results are surprisingly quick. You can do it.
@@magicalhoof7431 Thank you, I will get right on it !!!!! ✌🏻❤
@@magicalhoof7431 I went to a little market and found nettle root and just made a big batch of the tea. Next went to Earth Faire to get more. Guess what, they only have the leaf. I. Watched a CZcams that says the root is the one I want for the kidneys and the top is good for allergies. Just want to make sure of this before hand. A neighbor near me has offered all I want from his yard. I know the best herb is a fresh one. Should I dehydrate the nettle root or just throw it into a pan and make a tea. I think it will get mushy if I do it that way right ? Some say you can also eat this plant, as a protein source. Just getting your opinion. Got all the Magnesium stuff you suggested and I swear I felt better the same night. It could be that the Magnesium told my anxiety to be quiet. Thanks again for your help !!! ✌🏻❤
Hello, thank you for excellent video. Please what book did you read? bye bye. From Ferrara- Italy.
Hi www.amazon.com/DIY-Bitters-Bartenders-Enthusiasts-Herbalists/dp/159233704X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=DIY+Bitters&qid=1567259430&s=gateway&sr=8-1 Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All, with Cocktails, Recipes, and Formulas www.amazon.com/Bitters-Spirited-Cure-All-Cocktails-Formulas/dp/1580083595/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Bitters+by+parsons&qid=1567259549&s=gateway&sr=8-1
Is there anything that can be used instead of alcohol?
@Sairab Shah, yes, you can use vinegar and you can use vegetable glycerine, and you can use a hot water extraction (made more regularly so it does not mold) None of them are as powerful as the alcohol extraction, but will certainly work!
@@magicalhoof7431 many thanks. I was told it might be ok to boil off the alcohol in a rice cooker.
All the best
can i use apple cider vinegar another liquid instead alcohol?
Yes, you can use ACV, it will not be as strong but it will be better than not at all. You can also use vegetable glycerine (diluted with 20 percent water or vinegar), which is really sweet, and you'd want to process that with the sealed-simmer method, where you would place the mixture in a crock pot and allow it to gently heat for about 3 days, then strain it.
Can I use whiskey instead of vodka?
Yes.
@@magicalhoof7431 thank you for your reply.