Posts Tagged natural cold remedy
Elderberry Brandy
Posted by castironidaho in Randy's Corner, Recipes on January 30, 2011
Elderberry Elixer
Seperate berries from stems
Put berries in appropriate sized glass jar (Jar should be full of berries)
Add honey to taste
Cover berries with brandy
Store in a reasonably cool dark area for 6+weeks
Strain liquid put in jars and seal
I dried the leftover berries in the oven at 170 until dry
I look forward to using them foe seasoning.
Randy
Broiled Grapefruit
Posted by castironidaho in Recipes on January 27, 2011
This is my favorite winter cold remedy. When I lived in Paraguay I got a nasty flu once and was taken to visit the local traditional healer. After saying a secret prayer over my head, she harvested me a bag full of ripe grapefruit from her tree and told me to squeeze the juice and pulp from them at bedtime, heat it up, and drink it, and this would allow me to sleep at night. Worked like a charm (maybe it was the prayer too though?) and I still do it to treat a cold. Sometimes I also heat grapefruit juice from a carton and drink that.
Slice a grapefruit. If desired, drizzle with a little honey. Turn your oven to broil and put the grapefruit under the broiler on a baking pan. Broil until browned and caramelized. It takes a little while, a good 10 minutes, so be patient.
See “Citrus with Chocolate Ganache” to prepare the chocolate covered citrus pictured here.

