g of fat (butter, margarine, cooking oil, coconut oil and any other solid fat without extraneous odors); Mastic appears to have myriad applications ranging from the medicinal to the functional, including use as a stabilizer in paints and making varnishes, especially for musical instruments. It has been used in the production of tires, aromatic soaps, insecticides and electrical insulators. Frankincense is produced from gum mastic and rosin, and it has been used in the tanning, weaving and beekeeping industries. Mastic has been used in dentistry as a filling and in industry in varnishes for metal and paintings. In Arabia, water jars were perfumed with mastic smoke and in ancient Egypt mastic was used as an embalming agent. Cooking with Mastic Start adding small amounts of your dry ingredients Samali bowl into your wet ingredients bowl whilst mixing lightly with a spatula. Do this until the mixture is homogenous. Mastic oil has many remarkable health benefits and is of great interest to medical professionals who will be wanting to study further the properties of this oil. Further Reading The preparation of the mastic tree and collection of mastic is a laborious job that starts at the beginning of June, and is carried on until December. From ancient times mastic has been used as a natural medicine. A leaf fossil from a mastic tree has been found dating six million years.

USES: When mixed with sugar, mastic works well in custards, panna cotta, tarts and ice cream. When mixed with salt, it works well in marinades, olive oils and vinegar, or used as a seasoning for lamb, fish, poultry or salads. Besides being used in toothpaste, chewing gum and confectionery, mastic is an ingredient in the making of liqueurs. A Greek grape spirit, mastiha, is flavoured with the resin, as is the Turkish liqueur, raki. It is essential in rahat locum, the authentic Turkish delight, and it is found in recipes for breads and pastries, ice creams, sweet puddings and almond cake. Mastic is also used as a binding agent with oil, lemon juice and spices to coat the traditional Turkish doner kebab — as the meat cooks, thin slivers are sliced off and served in pita bread. Kaliora, A. C., Stathopoulou, M. G., Triantafillidis, J. K., Dedoussis, G. V., and Andrikopoulos, N. K. Chios mastic treatment of patients with active Crohn's disease. World J Gastroenterol. 2-7-2007;13(5):748-753. View abstract.

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Stimulant and diuretic, mastic was widely used medicinally in the past and chewed to neutralise foul breath. Compound mastic paint is a plastic substance painted as a sealant over wounds. It has been used as a temporary tooth filling either by itself or as a cotton wool plug soaked with a mastic solution in alcohol. It is thought to have anti-microbial properties and Columbus believed it was a cure for cholera. The Gum Mastic Grower’s Association lists over 60 uses for mastic including its use in the treatment of duodenal ulcers, heartburn, its anti-cancer properties and extolling its aphrodisiac effects. Plant Description and Cultivation Put marshmallows, butter in a deep bowl and pour milk (lemon juice). Next, these ingredients need to be melted. This can be done in a steam bath or in the microwave.

Sorbet – mastic gum can be used as an ingredient in sorbet to help stabilize the texture and improve mouthfeel. Mastic has a unique taste elevating any baking project. The secret to using mastic is adding just the amount required from the recipe. Trying to add larger amounts of mastic to your cakes will have a disastrous effect. Mastic in large amounts will taste bitter, so please follow the instructions carefully.

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Ancient Jewish halachic sources indicate mastic as a treatment for bad breath: "Mastic is not chewed on Shabbat. When [is it forbidden to chew mastic on Shabbat]? When the intention is medicinal. If it is used for bad breath, it is permissible." [11] Grind dried and peeled almonds in a coffee grinder very finely, sifting it through a very fine sieve. The resulting powder is mixed with icing sugar. Ostovan M, Fazljou SMB, Khazraei H, Araj Khodaei M, Torbati M. The Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Pistacia Lentiscus in a Rat Model of Colitis. J Inflamm Res 2020;13:369-376. View abstract.