It's fire cider season! If you’re not on the fire cider train, then you best get a ticket and come aboard.
Does it work? Who really knows. Could it help? Well I think so! Look at everything in it. Nothing but aromatics, herbs, cinnamon, vinegar and honey. How could it not be doing something amazing?
Also, I know this might sound cuckoo, but I love the flavor. It’s punchy, spicy, has a bite, with a hint of sweet. It’s so good! Do the kids like it?
Um. Hmmmm. Never mind.
Ingredients
- 1 medium white onion, quartered
- 1 jalapeño, sliced in half
- 1 lemon, quartered
- 1 small orange, quartered
- 3-5 garlic cloves, out of their skins
- 2 cinnamon sticks, halved
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary
- A nob of Turmeric root (or 1/2 tsp ground)
- A nob of ginger root if you have it
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4-1/2 cup honey
Instructions
It’s very simple. You cut up an onion, a lemon, an orange, grab a few garlic cloves, some rosemary, cinnamon sticks, some turmeric and ginger root if you have it. Violently squeeze it all in a jar, add the apple cider vinegar and honey, and shake the crud out of it. That’s it.
A tablespoon every morning is what this crew does (during the winter months) and I feel like it helps.
It’s a good gut punch, if anything. Be sure and take it after you’ve had a little food, or else the apple cider vinegar will make your stomach feel weird for about a minute or so. It’s like, WHOA. But I love a good whoa.
Acidic and vibrant. Lots of spice. Lots of sass. I dare you to make one and take a little bit everyday and just see how you feel.
Lasts all winter in the fridge.
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