CBD Fire Cider is a perfect winter holiday beverage, packed with helpful herbs and spices, this warming elixir is an easy to make relaxing immune-boosting tonic. This recipe is adapted from Rosemary Gladstar’s original fire cider recipe to include our own special ingredient; CBD-rich tincture. Feel free to substitute or add other herbs, spices and fruits that appeal to you. A tablespoon or two of fire cider added to warmed apple juice or boiled water makes a hearty toddy, or add to soda water for a fiery party spritzer!

You’ll need: A quart size jar with a lid, parchment paper, cheesecloth for straining.

Ingredients

1 medium size onion, roughly chopped
10 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped
2 jalapeno peppers, deseeded and chopped
Zest and juice of one lemon
30-60 drops of Synergy CBD-rich tincture ( alcohol or oil-based)
½ cup of grated fresh ginger, or ginger root powder
½ cup of grated fresh horseradish, or horseradish powder
1 tablespoon of turmeric powder
¼ teaspoon of cayenne powder
2 tablespoons of dried rosemary leaves
Apple cider vinegar
¼ cup honey

Prepare your fruits, roots and herbs and place in a quart-sized jar.

Add the CBD tincture drops and pour the apple cider vinegar over the ingredients and fill the jar to the top.

Cut out a disc of parchment paper and place over the jar, this is to stop the vinegar from touching the metal lid, alternatively use a plastic lid if you have one.

Shake the cider well and leave in a cool dark place, give it a good shake everyday. The longer the cider is left infusing the stronger it will become. Some people like to leave it infusing for a month, some even bury it in the ground to cure! I prefer a lighter infusion and I strain my cider after four or five days!

Strain the cider using cheesecloth or a fine mesh sieve, and stir in ¼ cup of honey, adding more if you want it sweeter still. Store your finished product in a glass jar or bottle.