Fire Cider Tonic
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Whole Living, November 2010
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Ingredients
- 1/2 cup chopped ginseng root, fresh or dried
- 1/4 cup grated ginger root
- 1/4 cup grated horseradish root
- 1/8 cup chopped garlic
- Cayenne pepper
- Apple cider vinegar
- Honey
Directions
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Combine chopped ginseng root, grated ginger root, grated horseradish root, and garlic. Note: Find organic ginseng at online stores like mountainroseherbs.com.
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Add cayenne to taste. Pour in enough apple cider
vinegar to cover the herbs by an inch or two, then seal tightly. Let sit for four weeks. -
Strain the herbs from the vinegar. Sweeten with honey to taste.
We make a fire cider with organic garlic, cayenne pepper, onion slices, cilantro, coriander seed and some other seeds... and take a spoonful whenever a cold is coming on. It boosts you right up and kills whatever is attacking your system. I add it to my daughter's rice
dang! wish this had been sent four weeks ago!
This looks interesting... I wonder how it tastes.
This is interesting... I wonder how it tastes.
I second cathwren's question, and add:
In no.2, where should tonic sit for four weeks? Frige? Windowsill? Cool, dark cellar-like place?
Love the idea, just need clearer instructions...
How long is it good for? I assume you keep it in the fridge...