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Recipe

Tarragon honey

Herb:
Tarragon Artemisia dracunculus
Plant part:
Leaf

About 30 minBeginnerRecipe science profile

Procedure

  1. Chop fresh or dried leaf and fill about one quarter of the jar — the aroma is strong.
  2. Cover with honey, close, and macerate about two weeks, then strain.
  3. Pregnancy: discuss with a qualified source; related to the wormwood group.

Extraction

Herb:
poměry dle kroků receptu na kartě
Solvent:
mediální složení (voda, alkohol, olej, med…) viz jednotlivé kroky
Shelf life:
po přípravě uchovávej hygienicky a podle typu výrobku (chlad, světlo, alkohol)
Target compounds:
orientační domácí extrakce — profil závisí na teplotě, času řezu a poměrech

Notes

Maceration takes weeks.

Why it works

Maceration in honey releases aromatics and part of the polar compounds gradually; the concentration is variable and does not match standardised extracts.

Literature

Related

Tarragon — Herb card

Honey macerate — Processing method detail

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