bacpacker
09-15-2012, 03:26 AM
Here is something the DW found and has been making the past 2-3 years.
Slice a average lemon into 6 slices each, add 2 cloves per lemon slice, 1 1/4 pints of honey, and 3 to 4 broken cinnamon sticks in a heavy pot. Put on medium heat and bring to a slow boil. Ladle into half pint jars with lemon, clove and cinnamon sticks stirred in, seal with lid.
We use this during the past couple winters at 1 tablespoon to a cup of warm water every morning. Since we began suing this, we rarely have issues with colds, coughs, etc. It has still good at 2+ years now. We also only use locally grown honey. Grown as close to the house as we can find.
I have given much thought to getting into bee keeping. One of my Grandpas and his brother kept bees for years. I really wish I had learned this skill!
Slice a average lemon into 6 slices each, add 2 cloves per lemon slice, 1 1/4 pints of honey, and 3 to 4 broken cinnamon sticks in a heavy pot. Put on medium heat and bring to a slow boil. Ladle into half pint jars with lemon, clove and cinnamon sticks stirred in, seal with lid.
We use this during the past couple winters at 1 tablespoon to a cup of warm water every morning. Since we began suing this, we rarely have issues with colds, coughs, etc. It has still good at 2+ years now. We also only use locally grown honey. Grown as close to the house as we can find.
I have given much thought to getting into bee keeping. One of my Grandpas and his brother kept bees for years. I really wish I had learned this skill!