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Have you already heard about the Russian folk preparation kumys? Many probably haven’t, because Russian folk medicine has largely faded from our regions over the past decades.
It’s a shame, because many Russian folk recipes can treat some illnesses better than our modern pharmaceutical medicines.
One of such folk remedies is the fermented drink called kumys. It is simply a perfect medicine for stomach problems and digestive issues.
The original Russian recipe used mare’s milk to make kumys. Today ordinary cow’s milk is also used, and its healing effects are just as good.
Let’s now look at how to make this folk remedy.
Ingredients
For its preparation you will need the following ingredients:
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of brown sugar or honey
- 2 to 3 tablespoons of kefir
- 1 liter of milk (whole or low-fat)
- 1 teaspoon of yeast
- 2 to 3 dcl of clean water
Preparation
1. Heat water in a pot or kettle. Not to boiling, but only to a lukewarm temperature.
2. Pour the lukewarm water into a glass or other container and dissolve the sugar or honey in it.
3. Then pour milk at room temperature into a large glass container (for example, into a jar from pickled cucumbers) (before preparing the recipe, take it out of the refrigerator at least 3 hours in advance).
4. Pour the prepared sugar (honey) water into the milk and also add the kefir.
5. Finally add the yeast and mix everything well.
6. Cover the container with gauze or cloth, secure it with a rubber band and place it in a warm spot to allow fermentation to occur.
7. Fermentation lasts approximately a week. During that time bubbles of carbon dioxide and also alcohol will form in the drink. The alcohol content will be in the range of 2 to 5% (depending on the amount of sugar or honey added).
8. After fermentation is finished, pour the drink into smaller sealable bottles and store them in the refrigerator.
When preparing the next batch of kumys you can use previous kumys instead of kefir and yeast to start the fermentation. Use roughly 5 to 10% of the volume, so for 1 liter of the new mixture use about 1 dcl of the old kumys.
Usage
Take kumys 3 times a day, 1 dcl each time, at least 30 minutes before meals. The course should last about 2 weeks.
Since kumys contains a small amount of alcohol (about as much as beer), you should not drive for at least 2 to 3 hours after consuming it.
After finishing consumption your digestion should significantly improve and any stomach and intestinal problems should subside.
Additionally, kumys is nutritionally extremely rich – it provides your body with vitamins A, D, E, C, B1, B2, many minerals, probiotic bacteria and enzymes.
