Stay healthy during cold and flu season with this delicious lemonade elixer. Make your own according to taste and available ingredients. I make a big pitcher of this juice and drink daily to keep up immunity during the cold season or when I'm feeling run down. Lemons, Sage and Honey are especially soothing for sore throats.
What you will Need:
-10 Lemons
-2 Tblsp Echinacea (dried)
-2 Tblsp White Sage fresh or dried
-2 Tbl Ginger fresh sliced
-8 tblsp Raw Honey (to taste)
-10 cups distilled water
Measure 2 cups of distilled water and pour into saucepan, next add Echinacea, Sage and Ginger. Simmer over medium heat for 20 minutes being careful not to let mixture get to a rolling boil.
Strain the mixture into a heat safe container, next add 6 tblsp of the honey to the hot herbal mix and stir until dissolved.
Next squeeze or press 8-10 medium sized lemons into a glass pitcher (I like mine quite lemony), add 8 cups of distilled water and 1 cup of the herbal honey mixture. Chill and taste.
At this point you can add more lemons to make it more sour and if you like it sweeter add more honey. I find it easiest to add honey to hot water to dissolve first. Use 1 tblsp to 1/2 cup of water and add in increments according to taste.
I also like my juice with lots of ginger and add another tblsp of fresh sliced ginger to stay in the pitcher, it generally stays on the bottom. This doesn't last long in my house!
