Taste of Herbs: Elderberry Oxymel Recipe
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- Опубликовано: 8 окт 2013
- tasteofherbs.com Oxymels are a great preparation for boggy and congested coughs. An oxymel is basically a combination of vinegar and honey giving these preparations a sour and sweet taste. Adding herbs gives it those healing qualities as well. (recipe below)
This oxymel is a gorgeous purple color and combines the healing power of elderberries along with the stimulating expectorant qualities of ginger and elecampane.
What you'll need...
dried elderberries
2 tablespoons of dried ginger
2 tablespoons of elecampane root
apple cider vinegar
honey
jar with plastic lid
Fill a quart size mason jar 1/3 to 1/2 full with elderberries. Add the elecampane and ginger to the jar.
Add an equal amount of honey and apple cider vinegar. Stir well.
Cover with a plastic lid. (Don't use a metal lid.)
The next day stir it again and add more vinegar if necessary. (The dried elderberries will swell a bit.)
Let this sit for 2-6 weeks, stirring occasionally.
When done, strain off well using a cheesecloth.
Take this liberally for wet, congested coughs that produce a lot of mucus.
Store in the fridge and use within 6 months or so.
Recipe by Rosalee de la Forêt. ©LearningHerbs. Visit tasteofherbs.com 
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Great video! Thank you making my herbal journey so much fun!
Thank you so much for this video. I just made some elderberry syrup for my daughter this morning, but I learned even more in this video. Your videos are so informative. I appreciate them so very much. Keep them coming! :) With much gratitude, Melissa
Tip: It's quite a bit easier to thoroughly mix the honey and vinegar first, then add it to the herbs. ;)
Thankyou for the receipe. Will definealty try it.
Great recipe -- I just made some! I always have elderberries around to add to herbal teas for an extra medicinal punch during cold and flu season.
Most definitely will do
Very interesting. Thanks for the info.
LOVE THIS!!!!
Nice! I will keep this in mind for the cold season. The last time I had to fight the bad chest cold and the OTC just ran me ragged.
awesome. Im sucking on elderberry syrup right now. I just made it the other day and got sick lol. definately going to try this recipe. do you store it in the fridge? how long is it good for?
How long does this keep?
I put plastic wrap on mine to prevent rust
How long does it last?
I am wondering if you could just soak the herbs in the vinegar then add the honey after the herbs are strained.
that's how I do mine as its the first method I was shown, MUCH easier to mix/strain and lets you balance the flavor a bit easier
+mannamomof4 You can, but keep in mind that every menstruum will extract different constituents of the herbs, so if you use only one menstruum for extraction, and then mix in the second liquid after straining, you will get a slightly different medicine than if you extract the herbs into two or more menstrua together. That's fine if that's what you're going for, but it's always a good idea to know your herbs and their constituents whenever you can, and make your choice of menstruum or menstrua based on what type of constituents you want to extract. When in doubt, a tried and trusted method that has been used by another herbalist for a long time is a good place to start.
I never put my vinegar tinctures or anything similar in the fridge. How about any of y'all? I tend to make smaller amounts so that I would have to worry about it.
courtneybrad Tincures use alcohol, so I never put mine in the fridge and they are good for several years. My Oxymels don't tend to last long enough to need to refrigerate, but if one needed to increase the length of time needed to store it you could refrigerate them.
Fennel should not be of metal for pouring vinegar