Cvas

== Description ==
In Romanian: Bautura sanatoasa (Cvas)
== Ingredients ==
* 12 qts / 12 l water
* 2 lbs / 1 kg rye bread
* 1 oz / 25 g yeast
* 1 lb / 500 g sugar
* 12 raisins
* 12 rice grains
* peel from half a lemon
== Directions ==
# Dry the thinly sliced bread in the oven.
# Boil the water, add the sugar and pour on top of the dried bread that was placed on the bottom of a 15 qt glass jar.
# Add the lemon peel, cover with a napkin and let stand for 4 – 5 hours.
# Strain through a dense sieve, add the yeast dissolved in a little water, mix, cover with a napkin and let stand another 4 – 5 hours until the drink starts to foam.
# Strain a second time and pour in bottles.
# Leave two inches empty at the top.
# To each bottle add a raisin and a rice grain.
# Cap with a boiled cork and tie it with a string.
# Do this for all bottles.
# Keep the bottles horizontal in a cool place.
# In 2 – 3 days, the cvas is ready.
# Do not stir the bottle before uncorking.
Category:Romanian Beverages
Category:Lemon peel Recipes
Category:Rye bread Recipes
Category:Raisin Recipes
Category:Yeast Recipes
Category:Rice Recipes