I spent the day making garlic syrup, elderberry syrup, and fire cider. I thought I’d share the recipe for garlic syrup. The syrup includes raw garlic, raw apple cider vinegar, and raw honey. All are helpful when it comes to building immunity and fighting off bacterial invasions. In combination they include vitamin c and antioxidants, kill bacteria, and suppress coughs. This can easily be made vegan by swapping coconut nectar for the honey. In our home we take this at the first sign of a cold, finding it to be very effective at keeping us healthy all season long.

Garlic Syrup

1 lb. peeled garlic bulbs

3 cups distilled water

3 cups organic raw apple cider vinegar

Put everything in a Vitamix or blender to dice garlic

Pour into a 2-quart mason jar

Cover with a plastic lid (apple cider vinegar will corrode metal) and give it a good shake

Let sit for 4 days in a warm spot - shaking several times a day

Add 1 cup organic glycerin, let sit 1 day

Strain

Add 1 cup raw honey and stir until incorporated

(vegans omit honey add 1/2 - 1 cup coconut nectar)

Store in a cool place.

Dosage: 1 tablespoon, up to 3x per day after meals as a preventative or taken at the first signs of a cold.

**(I’ve taken this on an empty stomach and felt a wave of nausea that lasts a few seconds. I can tolerate it in a smaller 1 teaspoon amount without food).

Makes a tasty dressing or marinade
Recipe from Michael and Lesley Tierra founders of East-West School of Planetary Herbology
Coconut nectar may be used instead of raw honey to make it vegan.