Immune-Boosting Fire Cider
Do you get sick a lot during flu season? This immune-boosting health tonic helps prevent colds, and lessens their duration after you are sick!
Servings: 16 servings
Ingredients
- 1/2 medium onion skin removed
- 1 bulb garlic skin removed
- 2 inch knob ginger peeled
- 1 large lemon (including the rind)
- 1 medium orange (including the rind)
- 16 oz apple cider vinegar with the mother
- 3-4 tablespoons honey (local is best) or to taste. For sugar-free, you can use a stevia blend
Instructions
- Chop up the onion, garlic, ginger, horseradish, lemon and orange. The more finely it is chopped up, the more that will infuse into the vinegar. Add ingredients to a jar.
- Add in enough apple cider vinegar to completely cover the other ingredients. Cover and store in a dark, cool place (I used my fridge, since it was the most convenient and it inhibits mold growth). Shake whenever you open the fridge. In 1-2 weeks (longer is fine, just watch for mold), strain the juice, add in honey, and consume a 1 ounce amount (either straight or diluted in water) daily during cold season. Store in the fridge in an air-tight container.
Notes
Nutrition Facts with honey (per 1 oz serving, 16 servings per batch): 18 calories, 0 g fat, 6 g total carbs, 0 g fiber (6 g net carbs), 0 g protein
Nutrition Facts with stevia blend (per 1 oz serving, 16 servings per batch): 6 calories, 0 g fat, 6 g total carbs, 0 g fiber, 6 g sugar alcohol (0 g net carbs), 0 g protein