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Writer's pictureLaura Torres, MSACN

Fire Cider: Immune Boosting Tonic.

 




Fire cider is an easy to make tonic with all natural immune boosting ingredients that you can easily find at your local grocery store. All of these ingredients have natural qualities to boost your immunity and help you to stay healthy. This tonic can be taken daily year-round or just during the cold and flu season. A spoon full a day is a great way to stay healthy when everyone around you is sneezing and coughing. It’s a little spicy hence the word fire cider and in my personal experience is an excellent way to clear the sinuses! Overall, I recommend this easy natural way to boost your immune system.


Ingredients

  • 1 medium onion chopped

  • 10 medium/large cloves of garlic minced

  • 4 TBS chopped fresh ginger

  • 2 Tsp fresh Italian parsley chopped

  • 2 Tsp fresh oregano chopped

  • 2 Tsp fresh rosemary chopped

  • 4 medium sweet red peppers chopped

  • 2 TBS honey

  • 16 oz apple cider vinegar

 

Instructions

  1. Gather all ingredients

  2. Chop onion, ginger, sweet red peppers, and fresh herbs into small pieces. Set aside.

  3. Mince garlic and set aside with chopped ingredients.

  4. Add chopped ingredients and 16 oz of apple cider vinegar to a pot and heat to a slow simmer. Simmer for 1 min and remove from heat.

  5. Add honey to mixture.

  6. Pour mixture into a large jar (32oz jar works well)

  7. Steep for 2 weeks in the refrigerator, mixing occasionally.

  8. Store in the refrigerator. Take one spoonful a day for best results.

 

Notes

  • The recipe yields about 18oz of fire cider.

  • Play around with the herbs you add based on what you have available and fresh as well as to your personal liking.

  • Honey can be added or reduced based on personal preference.

  • Feel free to add your favorite spicy pepper to increase the over spiciness of the cider (jalapeno, habanero, poblano, etc.)

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