Fermented Garlic Honey For Coughs
An easy, three-ingredient recipe containing honey and garlic to ease cough and sore throat symptoms.
Servings 20
Calories 44kcal
Equipment
- Wide Mouth Mason Jar
Ingredients
- 20 cloves Garlic peeled & sliced
- ¾ cup Raw honey
- 1 large Cinnamon stick
Instructions
- Peel the garlic and break the cinnamon sticks if needed.
- Place the cinnamon and garlic in a mason jar.
- Pour honey over top of the garlic.
- Cover with a lid and let sit on the counter for four to seven days making sure to "burp" the jar each day and shake the mixture to ensure it's coated.
- Once it's "done" you can place it in the fridge to keep.
- To use: pop a clove of garlic or a teaspoon of honey into your mouth when you feel a cold or sore throat coming on.
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Notes
Every day you'll want to open the jar to "burp" any gases that have built up. Then, give the jar a shake once closed again to make sure everything is still covered in honey.
If you plan on eating the garlic, you may want to slice it beforehand. Eating a whole clove of garlic is intense.
Store the fermented garlic and honey in the fridge for upwards of four to six weeks.
Serving to kids: Please remember that young kids shouldn't have honey. My girls wouldn't eat the garlic but they will take a tablespoon of the honey when they feel a scratchy throat.
Recent knowledge bomb: it turns out that the darker the honey the more healing it is (said by a bee farm I went too!). If at all possible, get a buckwheat based honey or a darker blend.
Nutrition
Calories: 44kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 19mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 8mg | Iron: 1mg