Homemade Cough Drops
Try these simple, homemade cough drops the next time you find yourself with a cough or cold.
Ingredients
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- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ¾ cup boiling water
- ¾ cup honey
- Optional: Essential Oils such as peppermint, or Thieves (Great for boosting the immune system!)
Instructions
- Steep peppermint, chamomile, cinnamon, and ginger in boiling water for 10 minutes or more.
- Strain off water, and pour into a small saucepan.
- Add honey.
- Heat over medium heat until the mixture begins to boil.
- Continue boiling until the mixture reaches the hard crack stage between 300-310º.
- Watch carefully, it is really easy to burn when it gets this hot!
- Let mixture cool for 5-10 minutes, until it starts to get syrupy.
- At this point, you can add a few drops of healing/antibacterial essential oils (this is totally optional!)
- Drop small spoonfuls onto parchment paper on your countertop, and let cool.
- Dust with slippery elm bark, or at the very least, cornstarch, potato starch, or tapioca starch to absorb condensation and prevent them from sticking together in storage.
- Store in an airtight container in a cool place or in your refrigerator
- Use as needed to soothe sore, itchy throats and coughing.
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