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- 1 Tablespoon (or one teabag) peppermint tea leaves
- 1 Tablespoon/teabag chamomile tea
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ¾ cup boiling water
- ¾ cup honey
- Optional: Essential Oils such as tea tree, or Thieves (Great for boosting the immune system!)
- Steep peppermint, chamomile, cinnamon, and ginger in boiling water for 10 minutes or more.
- Strain off water, and pour into a small saucepan.
- Add honey.
- Heat over medium heat until mixture begins to boil.
- Clip candy thermometer to the side of your pan.
- Continue boiling until mixture reaches 300ยบ.
- Watch carefully, it is really easy to burn when it gets this hot!
- Let mixture cool for 5-10 minutes, until it starts to get syrupy.
- At this point you can add a few drops of healing/antibacterial essential oils (this is totally optional!)
- Drop by small spoonfuls onto parchment paper and let cool.
- Dust with slippery elm bark, or at the very least, cornstarch, potato starch, or tapioca starch to absorb condensation and prevent them from sticking together in storage.
- Store in an airtight container.
SRC: Find the Fugal Farm Wife's Instructions for How To Not Make A Mess, while making these Homemade Herbal Cough Drops at: frugalfarmwife.com/article/homemade-cough-drops/
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