Apple cider vinegar. The complete preparation cycle.

The recipe for making apple cider vinegar is taken from my uncle's book, "The Gardener's Handbook" by I. Gavrilov and N. Krayushkina, 1994, published in St. Petersburg. My uncle got the recipe from his brother, my father. The recipe itself (excerpt from the book): "Making Vinegar Apple Cider Vinegar. To make apple cider vinegar, you can use overripe or fallen apples, scraps from jam, juice, and syrup. Wash the fruit thoroughly, chop it (crush it with a wooden pestle or put it through a meat grinder), place it in an enamel pan, and add lukewarm boiled water (1 liter per 800 g of apple pulp). For every 1 liter of water, add 100 g of honey or sugar, 10 g of yeast, and 20 g of dry black bread. Keep the pan with this mixture open in a room at a temperature of 20 - 30°C. Stir the contents frequently with a wooden stirrer to prevent the surface from drying out. After 10 days, strain the apple pulp. Strain the resulting juice through a triple layer of honey or sugar. Cheesecloth is poured into 3-5 liter glass bottles (jars), leaving 7 cm from the top. Add 60-100 g of honey or sugar to each liter of mash juice. The vessel is tied with cheesecloth and kept at 20-30°C for complete fermentation, which takes 40-60 days. Fermentation is complete when the liquid has calmed and cleared. After this, the liquid is siphoned through a rubber tube and cheesecloth in a funnel and bottled. Bottles containing apple cider vinegar are sealed with boiled corks and sealed with wax or paraffin. Store vinegar in a dark place at a temperature of no lower than 4°C and no higher than 20°C. When storing vinegar in the light, wrap the bottles in dark paper. Use 2 teaspoons of apple cider vinegar and 2 teaspoons of honey per glass of water. Drink slowly. Take apple cider vinegar in sips or with meals three times a day. Apple cider vinegar contains malic acid, phosphorus, chlorine, sodium, magnesium, calcium, sulfur, iron, fluorine, silicon, and a number of trace elements. According to American scientist N.W. Walker in his book "Raw Vegetable Juices," moderate consumption of apple cider vinegar is beneficial for humans and animals. It improves blood clotting, promotes healthy blood vessels, promotes red blood cell formation, and has antiseptic properties. Applying apple cider vinegar directly to the skin helps with many skin conditions and helps remove blemishes. The scientist recommends drinking 2-3 glasses of water daily with two teaspoons of apple cider vinegar added to each glass. Good health to all!