Cold and Flu Fire Cider
When you're feeling under the weather, whip up a batch of this every flu season and opt out of the 'ol flu shot.
Ingredients
- 3- inch piece of fresh ginger root
- 3- inch piece of fresh horseradish root peeled
- 2 large organic white onions peeled and quartered
- 3 large heads of garlic peeled (not 3 cloves....3 HEADS!)
- 8-10 organic jalapeños or any hot pepper you prefer, stems removed
- 1 32 oz. bottle raw apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- 1. Wash and chop all of the ingredients.
- 2. Put everything into a high-powered blender.
- 3. Add apple cider vinegar and blend until smooth.
- 4. Put into a large glass jar.
- 5. Cover with lid.
- 6. It should be shaken once daily while infusing.
- 7. Cover with a towel and let it sit for 4 (or more) weeks on the counter.
- 8. Then strain through a mesh strainer and put back into a glass container.
- 9. Store in the refrigerator.
- 10. Should last up to 2 years in the fridge (seriously, what bugs dare proliferate in it?!).
How to Use:
- 11. Gargle and swallow. Don't dilute with water.
- 12. Take 2-4 tablespoons three times daily at the first signs of a cold.
- 13. If you’re already sick, then take it six times daily.
- 14. It is safe for pregnant women and children in smaller doses (after all it's just food!).
- 15. If you have trouble getting it down, try sweetening it up with honey or mixing it in with some juice/kombucha/bone broth (of course, no honey for anyone under 1 year of age!).