Fermented Honey Garlic has become one of my go-to home remedies — it takes all of five minutes to put together, and then time (and a few beneficial bacteria) do the rest of the work. I keep a jar of this on hand pretty much year-round, and it’s one of the first things I reach for the moment anyone in the house starts feeling run down.
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Health Benefits of Fermented Honey Garlic
Fermented honey garlic has been used for years to treat respiratory illnesses such as coughs, colds, and asthma symptoms, as well as infections and sore throats. Additionally, homeopathic doctors recommend it to treat high blood pressure and even arthritis.
People have been using garlic on its own to treat illnesses and boost immunity for centuries — even ancient civilizations used it. In fact, it was rumored that this honey-cured garlic was found in Pharaoh’s tomb and was still good!
If this isn’t reason enough to keep this stuff on your shelf for when you feel under the weather, I don’t know what is.
Fermented Honey Garlic Ingredients:
- Organic Heirloom Garlic
- Organic Local Honey
- Pint Jar with lid
How to Make Fermented Honey Garlic
Lightly crush each garlic clove with the flat of your knife. Then cut the ends and peel the clove.
Fill your jar with small cloves leaving about 1.5″ of head room. Then fill the jar to the first ring with honey. To aid the honey settling in the cloves, warm the honey in warm water for a few minutes prior to pouring.
Keep the jar in a dark place, but make sure it’s someplace you will see regularly so you don’t forget about it. You can achieve this by wrapping the jar in a towel.
You need to burp it daily for a week, then weekly for a month, then monthly till it doesn’t release gasses anymore.
An easier way to do this is to use a waterless fermentation lid (amazon).
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Conclusion
This is one of those recipes that gets better the longer you leave it alone, so don’t rush it. Once it’s ready, a spoonful at the first sign of a scratchy throat or a stuffy nose is second nature around here.
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