Metheglins are herbed meads, and are considered one of the oldest ways of preserving herbal remedies for later consumption. It makes sense if you think about it, readily available clean drinking water is still in short supply in many parts of the world, and while modern water filtration systems have proliferated in some places, we
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Purple Dead Nettle Salve
I have made quite a number of wound and skin salves over the years, and one of my favorites has to be purple dead nettle. It is an incredibly effective healer, but it works a little slower than salves that include comfrey, I’ve personally had some issues with comfrey healing the top layer of my
Pressure Cooker Chicken Stock
Ingredients: 1 whole cooked chicken carcass (picked over organic rotisserie is great) 2C veggie scraps fresh or frozen (celery, tomato, peppers, carrot, garlic, etc.) 2C mixed fresh herbs (parsley, basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme, etc.) 5-8 bulbs garlic 1Tbs whole peppercorns (I like a variety of black, green, and pink) 2Tbs salt 1-2 “thumbs” of fresh
Herbalists’ Sicky Icky Chicken Noodle Soup
(Note: This is enough to make quite a bit and freeze, it’s involved and not the kind of thing you want to try to whip up when you’re already sick!) You can also half the recipe. Ingredients: -4 lbs organic chicken breast cut into half inch cubes -12C chicken stock (preferably homemade)* -1 box dried
Vegan Elderberry Gummies
Adapted from: https://www.simplyhappyfoodie.com/elderberry-syrup-gummies/ Ingredients: -2C Elderberry Syrup -3/4C water -4Tbs agar agar powder Supplies: -Silicone molds -Droppers Add syrup and water to sauce pot and heat to near boil, add the agar agar powder, whisk vigorously until combined and lower heat. While keeping the liquid warm use the dropper to add the mixture to the
Pressure Cooker Elderberry Syrup
Adapted from: https://www.simplyhappyfoodie.com/instant-pot-elderberry-syrup/ Yields approximately 4C elderberry syrup Ingredients: -1C dried elderberries -4.5C water -Whole fresh garlic (eyeball for how much garlic you like, I used about a thumbs worth) -Zest of 1-2 lemons -2 cinnamon sticks -1/4 C rosehips Add all above ingredients into InstaPot or other pressure cooker (not a pressure canner). Set