I finally got round to making a new batch of fire cider so I thought I’d show you!

I used the fire cider recipe from healingharvesthomestead.com which is one of these herbal sites I dip into now and again. I added a couple of things I had which I think will add colour, taste and of course, goodness. Heidi whose site it is, is such a lovely lady and I wish I knew someone like her here!

I’ll put a link to her fire cider page but to let you know, I added: onion, garlic, ginger, horseradish, chilli peppers, raw apple cider vinegar, blackcurrants, blackberries and a lemon. I could probably do with adding a bit more ginger and some herbs like rosemary – might do that today.

Here is what my jar looked like last night just after I added all the ingredients together:

When Heidi made it in her video, she used a smaller jar and it was packed pretty tight so I hope what I’ve done will turn out ok.

This is what it looked like this morning:

What a gorgeous colour already! If you want to have a go at making this, head along to: https://healingharvesthomestead.com/home/2016/9/4/its-fire-cider-time

Fire cider is said to help ward off colds and flus, is antibacterial and antiviral so a great and easy to make remedy to have at home. I will leave my jar for about 4-6 weeks before straining it and bottling, ready for use. I know a lot of people say ‘make it for Winter’, but my danger zone for chest infections is actually after Easter so I’m getting ready for the battle!