Herbal vinegars
Here I’ll show you how simple it is to infuse herbs in vinegars to preserve them in a tasty way for use throughout the year
Fire Cider- a sinus tonic and immune booster.
This year was my first time making the famous “Fire Cider” or it’s also known as the “Master Tonic”.
I was inspired to make this by one of my favourite Irish Herbalists Marina Kesso. I attended some of her workshops at Herb Feast in St Anne’s Park in Raheny and another in Airfield. She had a selection of herbal vinegars and taught us how easy these were to do at home. I also read a lot of Susun Weed’s blogposts and books and she also teaches a lot about how good these are to incorporate into your diet.
The “Fire Cider” is taught by Marina as a sinus remedy. The horseradish in this would certainly have an effect on sinus, if you’ve ever eaten Wasabi with your sushi you know that burning pleasant rush that goes right through your head.
I altered this recipe slightly by adding in a couple of seasonal extras such as rose hips as i made this in the early autumn.
I added in all ingredients from the garden that I’d grown myself, apart from the ginger. As always, use organic where possible.
Onion, garlic, ginger, horseradish, chili, raw unpasteurized Apple Cider Vinegar and local honey. And the rose hips for extra vitamin C.
Here is a lovely youtube video link to Rosemary Gladstar talking about this herbal vinegar, Fire Cider.
And an excellent blog post from The Mountain Rose with better instructions and recipe ideas than I could write- check it out here: http://mountainroseblog. com/fire-cider/
I will add more recipes of the other herbal vinegars that I’ve made and the ways that I incorporate them into my daily diet.