Old Fashioned Horehound Cough Drops
Want to make your own cough drops? I thought ya'll might like this. I like to use herbs and wild edibles.
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READY IN: 55mins
YIELD: 20 small squares
UNITS: US
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1⁄4cup horehound leaves
- 2cups water
- 2cups sugar
- 1⁄8teaspoon cream of tartar
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DIRECTIONS
- Boil the horehound leaves in the 2 cups water for 10 minutes; discard leaves.
- Add twice as much honey as the remaining liquid and stir the mixture smooth.
- Then blend 2 cups of sugar with 1/8 tsp.
- of cream of tartar in a saucepan, and add the honey-horehound mixture.
- Stir over medium heat until sugar melts.
- Then lower flame and continue stirring till a dollop of the candy forms a hard ball when dropped in cold water.
- At that point, pour syrup into buttered baking dish and cut into small squares as candy begins to harden.
- Finally, roll in confectioners sugar and then granulated sugar and store in airtight containers.
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