Wellness Tonics
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Sourced drink recipes with ginger, turmeric, tea, fruit, and other ingredients for everyday sipping.
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Fire cider, oxymel, elderberry syrup, switchel, shrubs and cordials: everyday tonics and the syrups and bases you mix into drinks.
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A tonic is something you drink as it is, like a splash of fire cider in hot water or a cold glass of switchel. An elixir, in the old apothecary sense, was a sweetened liquid that carried an herb or a flavor, and that’s how we use the word here: shrubs, cordials and syrups that you mix into a drink. Explore either collection or start with one of these recipes.
Fire Cider: A Flavored Vinegar Guide
Make fire cider with apple cider vinegar and sliced vegetables using University of Minnesota Extension food-safety guidance.
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Oxymel Recipe: Honey Vinegar Tonic for Winter
This oxymel recipe combines raw honey and apple cider vinegar with ginger and orange peel to make a shelf-stable tonic that supports immune health …
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Homemade Elderberry Syrup Recipe with Honey and Spices
Elderberry syrup recipe with dried elderberries, honey, ginger, cinnamon and cloves. Simmer, strain, stir in the honey, and keep a jar in the fridge.
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Ginger Honey Syrup Recipe for Drinks
A ginger honey syrup recipe for tea, lemonade, cocktails, mocktails, and sparkling water. Fresh ginger, honey and water, simmered and steeped for warm …
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