#nalewka

[yellowmanula]

Będzie nalewka, zbiory udane. Polecam apkę Eden, która pokazuje gdzie rosną na dziko owoce i rośliny i z dala od ruchu ulicznego

[sigalrm]

Eine der Zutaten für `Haribo' by Pascal Volk Via Flickr: Nicht verzagen, den Polnischen Kontakt fragen. ;-)

[polposting]

Alright finding out that you can make alcohol out of amber was not on my bingo list.

Is it common knowledge? I mean, I knew that amber is not a rock and it's a plant thing so there shouldn't be any difference but still.

(...though perhaps inundating normal rocks in vodka would still work? Or maybe crystals? Is there something like kwardzówka? Probably not)

(ok short research implies that you can't because in bursztynówka the amber dissolves and also we probably shouldn't eat rocks. Not sure tho)

[awesomesauce2929]

I'm sorry Nalewka and my mate when they read the answer to the previous ask

[unofficialchronicle]

[green-tea-in-absinthe-bottle]

I bet if Jiaoqiu went to Poland for a few months he would start treating common cold with vodka shots mixed with pepper the way some of my distant relatives and their friends do.

[lordendsavior]

Gdańsk by night

[fujimen]

przygotowania do wyników sondażowych - będzie albo na wesoło albo na smutno

[bitseventimes]

can't be bothered to make actual dimmer so I'm having a handful of nuts accompanied by a glass of what's left of my cherry nalewka, a dash of cheap wine and sparkling water. I'm calling it the gatherer meal

[sundaybreakfast]

Recipe for Sliwkowka Czyli Nalewka ze Sliwek Polish Purple Plum Liqueur Purple plums and sugar are steeped in 190-proof rectified alcohol and vodka for more than 5 months to make this homemade Polish liqueur.

[teisubrainrot]

roommate….

@gulgulhx is it?

[drowninnoodles]

Sup 🥔

I had a crazy dream last night, prolly bc I ate right before bed buttttt.

It was literally me, you, and Bill Cipher drinking Nalewka. Was pretty chill but I don't remember most of it 0-0

It was probably because I was looking at your art of Bill Cipher right before bed and my brain did a silly XD

drinking nalewka!!!!!!!!

sounds still more normal than my dreams ngl, but meeting hyperfixations in them is so mood istg

[seth-burroughs]

What drinks do you think the Amaterasu peeps would have

While the game only mentions coffee I cannot accept them all drinking coffee that's boring

I hardly know what even constitutes as a drink in the common understanding of the term as I'm a polish man living under a rock, and thus I have done extensive research on the classification of liquids and it basically turns out anything that's liquid is a drink unless it isn't -- which, okay, fuck you. I have forgotten what the original ask might've entailed and thus the answer evolved into "assigning every character affiliated with amaterasu corp what drinks they'll like" which *scrolls up* close enough whatever, forcing you to listen anyway. List of characters I count for the amaterasu folks: makoto, huesca, akira, swank, seth, martina, yomi, dominic, guillaume, fake zilch (amaterasu's officially licensed hitman & one of """yomi's closest advisors""" whatever the fuck that means because you and I both know that yomi wouldn't accept advice from anybody unless that's just a fancy word for a very platonic companion whom he has a very strong, passionate, very platonic mind you brotherly bond a bromance a comradeship if you will,)

Swank is goldwasser personified. He loves that shit. Also always has a bimber (or vodka/starka. but preferably bimber) bottle on hand too, no one knows where he stores it he just kinda reaches into his coat and gets it

Me 🤝 Seth (tea drinkers). Has to have tea at least two times a day, doesn't matter what kind they'll drink anything as long as it has leaves in it. Favourites include black tea (optional honey and lemon), mint, chamimole, melissa and sage. He's also partial to pickle juice (makes his own pickles in the basement, they're not wasting any of that pickle water he's chugging that shit just to feel something) and pouring cucumber soup (filtered) to a cup and just drinking it. I don't know what's with Seth and cucumbers. Also would like kefir, probably.

Guillaume likes anything that's sweet or fizzy or whatever, has to have a stash of oranżada and coca-cola somewhere in his house at all times. Sometimes she just opens the cola and lets it degas in the fridge call that a. I don't know. Often makes hot chocolate. Once it offered to give Seth some but was extremely disturbed when he ate the milk skins too and that was the last time she did it for him. Not a drink, but she also eats tangerines and grapefruit via biting it with her shark teeth and sucking out the juices then tossing up the dried fruit remains into the trash can

Dominic makes kompot, you know, the polish juice that's warm and significantly worse and watery as fuck and all your older family members love it for some reason even though. But we all got our preferences whatever. Get this man some wine too.

Speaking of wine, Yomi is Kanai Ward's resident wine man if it has wine in it's name he's gonna drink it, especially mulled wine. Also likes champagne and nalewka. Plus has a fondness for fanta (or any carbonated drink with fruit flavors) but he took it into his head that it's cringe now or not respectable anymore or for 12 year olds only. No one cares except for him, it's a fucking drink. But he also thinks soy feminizes men and Makoto is putting chemicals in the rain so that's not the worst one of his beliefs by a long shot

Martina nominated for #1 coffee drinker, also really likes inka which is just polish coffee but without caffeine. probably a cappuchino enjoyer i don't know never had coffee it smells like shit

Dr. Huesca has sworn off alcohol, to be honest he has sworn off everything that isn't essential to survival because he's always on that fucking grind (unethical research), and probably hates himself or something. He likes water that's preferably fresh. Doesn't have to be though it's not like it can expire right.

Akira... probably likes soured milk. also, he eat kogel mogel like it's a drink you're supposed to eat it with a spoon not sip it like like a fine cup of cocoa

Fake Zilch survives off of 7 cans of monster a day. As a rule of thumb, the more genuinely terrible a drink is, the more he likes it

Makoto probably also has an egregious taste (his profile says he likes raw ham and dislikes olives, which in my eyes makes every opinion that man has automatically invalid) but I don't think humanity has yet discovered the kinda drinks he'd like yet so- oh wait, theres the leftover salad sauce/juice. and kefir. and mountain dew.

[thecraftwitchrachel]

Book Review: Slavic Kitchen Alchemy-nourishing herbal remedies, magical recipes & folk wisdom by Zuka Zak

A few weeks ago I was finally able to check out a new-ish bookstore near me that I had been following on social media for a while, TheUnreliableNarrator in Rochester NY. They ultimately had a small section dedicated to witchcraft and paganism so I bee-lined it there. I found a few books including Slavic Kitchen Alchemy (2023). Zak (2023) set up this book in a clear and concise way based on season and recommended that the read start in the season in which they were currently in. It was really nice to hear personal stories from the author about their Polish roots as I share that and trying to find Slavic information that isn't Russian heavy is sometimes hard to find.

After reading the introduction, I took the author's recommendation and skipped the first chapter which was Spring so that I would begin in the Summer section as I purchased the book around the summer solstice. Each season or chapter includes recipes and anecdotes from the author along with stories of folklore that pertained to the chapter. Zak (2023) wrote about many things and my book ended up with a lot of handwritten notes or changes to recipes and a lot of sticky tabs that I labeled for ease.

The recipes and remedies in the book have a wide variety of uses from stomach ailments to skincare. I ended up taking a deep dive into the Slavic remedy of Nalewka (i) which is an alcohol based tonic of sorts that is similar to a tincture. I even found a scholarly article studying the effectiveness from homemade to store bought.

I found the folklore, additionally interesting, especially about the Rusalky because it was a refreshing take on the stories I've seen. Zak (2023) also provided historical context to the herbs mentioned in the recipes and where the names came from that linked to many stories that the Slavic people have.

I only just finished the book but am looking forward to starting my own Nalewka for the upcoming fall and flu season since it seems less messy then how I make my elderberry syrup each year. Overall, I think many people will be able to use this book if they want new ideas for their folk or kitchen practices. While it is heavily influenced by the author's background and heritage with the recipes and remedies they grew up with, I found that many of the recipes can be altered or applicable to all practices.