Hawthorn vinegar

Hawthorn is proven natural food that brings about many health benefits - the most celebrated in modern times of course is its effect on bringing down high blood pressure. See: http://www.wellnessresources.com/tips/articles/hawthorn_for_your_heart/.

In Singapore we can get the dried versions really easily and cheaply. A big pack of it (more than 500g) could be gotten for four dollars at Waterloo street, my favourite haunt for dried chinese provisions and nuts and seeds.

In this recipe, we are making a tincture - which is a process of extracting the medicinal goodness of a material through steeping it in vinegar or alcohol.



This is a recipe for heart health, lowers blood pressure when taken a teaspoon in the morning and evening:

dried howthorns
apple cider vinegar


instructions:

steep hawthorns covered in apple cider vinegar for a whole week. Strain and keep aside.

Uses:

Drink neat as a therapy tincture - the vinegar extract the medical constituents of the hawthorn, alkaloids, flavanoids, water-soluble constiuents like glycocides and zaponins.

Vinegar like this is easier to incorporate in your diet than you think. Add it to your salad dressings, dilute it and add in honey for a refreshing drink or add it to your nut or seed mills to make buttermilk. Possibilities are endless. :-)