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Sep 02, 2016

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“Plums help regain energy in the muscles and the pulse. They treat inflammation and stop coughing and diarrhea, and quench the thirst.”

So said the "Dongui Bogam" (동의 보감, 東醫寶鑑), the most well-known medical book from Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), about plums, or maesil in Korean.

People make a plum extract, a maesil-cheong, to use as a folk remedy due to its medicinal effects. They also make alcoholic beverages with it.

Plums contain a lot of organic acids, such as malic acid, citric acid, succinic acid and tartaric acid. <i>Maesil cha</i> or plum tea is known for quenching the thirst, helping exhaustion and helping the digestion.

Plums contain a lot of organic acids, such as malic acid, citric acid, succinic acid and tartaric acid. Maesil cha or plum tea is known for quenching the thirst, helping exhaustion and helping the digestion.





** Ingredients
500 grams plum
500 grams sugar
7 grams (2 teaspoons) pine nuts
2.16 liters water

** Recipe
1. Wash the plums in water, remove the stems, wash them again in water, and then drain the water through a strainer for 2 hours. Put the plums and sugar in a jar, layer by layer.
2. Cover the top with enough sugar to cover all the plums.
3. Seal the jar tightly and let it sit for over 2 months until the plums are withered.
4. Filter the plums out through a strainer and collect only the plum liquid.
5. Dilute 30 grams of plum liquid with 90 grams of water, and top it off with pine nuts.

Put the plums and sugar in a jar, layer by layer. Add enough sugar to cover all the plums. Store the jar for more than 2 months in a cool place.

Put the plums and sugar in a jar, layer by layer. Add enough sugar to cover all the plums. Store the jar for more than 2 months in a cool place.




Filter the plums out from the jar through a strainer and collect only the plum liquid. If you store the plum liquid in a fridge, you can store it for a long time.

Filter the plums out from the jar through a strainer and collect only the plum liquid. If you store the plum liquid in a fridge, you can store it for a long time.




Dilute the plum liquid with water and top it off with pine nuts when serving.

Dilute the plum liquid with water and top it off with pine nuts when serving.





Managed by Yoon Sojung
Korea.net Staff Writer
In cooperation with the Institute of Traditional Korean Food (ITKF)
Recipe from “The Beauty of Korean Food: 100 Best-Loved Recipes”
arete@korea.kr

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