Elderberry Cough Syrup
Ready In: 55 mins
Yields: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 2 cups filtered water
- 4 ounces fresh elderberries (or 2 oz. dried)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
Directions
- Simmer the three above ingredients in 1 pint (2 cups of water) for 20 minutes.
- Let stand for 1/2 hour.
- Strain through a sieve pressing well.
- Then, add enough water to the simmered ingredients to bring the volume back up to 1 pint of liquid.
- Add the sugar and gently heat to dissolve the sugar in the hot liquid.
- Allow to cool and then pour into dark bottles and keep somewhere cool.
- Dosage: 2 teaspoons in a little water 3 times a day.
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