How to Make Fig Leaf Extract
Things You'll Need
- Dried Fig Leaves
- Lab-Grade Ethanol or High-Proof Liquor
- Glass Bottle
- Funnel
- Coffee Filter
- Baking Dish
- Razor Blades
- Fan (Optional)
Instructions
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Crush the dried fig leaves as finely as possible.
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Pour the fig leaves into a glass bottle.
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Fill the glass bottle up with ethanol. If you can't find ethanol, use the highest-proof liquor you can get. Fill the bottle up with enough ethanol to cover all of fig leaves.
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Allow the solution to sit for several hours. The ethanol will slowly discolor. When it does, proceed to the next step.
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Place a coffee filter into the funnel.
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Hold the funnel over a baking dish and pour the ethanol into it. Be careful and pour slowly. You do not want any leaves in your baking dish.
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Allow the ethanol to evaporate. This can take several days. Placing a fan over it will speed up the drying process. Once all the ethanol has evaporated, the fig leaf extract will appear as a gummy tar that can be scraped up with razor blades.
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