When Autumn arrives, so do colds and viruses, this is a daily immune-boosting tonic that supports our immune system’s ability to fight off seasonal maladies. The recipe is a guideline, feel free to add your favorite ingredients to personalize your Fire Cider.

Ingredients:

1 chopped Onion
1 head chopped Garlic
1 cup fresh sliced Horseradish Root
1 cup chopped or grated fresh Ginger root
4-6 hot peppers, Jalapenos, Scotch Bonnets
2 teaspoons of peppercorns
Apple Cider Vinegar - enough to fill the jar
Honey, local and raw is best
60ml CBD alcohol-based tincture

Optional adds:

¼ - ½ cup rosehips (fresh whole or dried)
¼ - ½ cup fresh grated turmeric or 1 tablespoon powdered turmeric
A tablespoon of any or all of these: rosemary, mullein, hyssop, thyme, dried reishi mushroom, astragalus.

Equipment - a half gallon glass jar with a BPA-free plastic lid or a wax paper lined metal lid ( otherwise the metal and vinegar will interact and the cider will go bad)

Instructions:

1. Chop or grate your horseradish root, peppers, ginger, turmeric, onion. Garlic and anything else you fancy adding.

2. Add all your ingredients to your jar and pour Apple Cider Vinegar over until all ingredients are covered.

3. Shake the jar vigorously and then then open it up to make sure all the contents are submerged, add more Apple Cider Vinegar to cover everything.

4. Keep in a cool dark spot, or at least out of direct sunlight for 4 - 6 weeks and shake daily. After a couple of weeks the contents will sink down, you can add more ACV if you want to have more final product. At this time supplementary herbs can be added: for added respiratory support use thyme, hyssop or mullein, for circulatory benefits add yarrow, rosemary and extra peppercorns, for extra immune support try elderberries, astragulus or dried reishi.

5. After 4-6 weeks of steeping & shaking strain the cider, using a fine mesh strainer, cheesecloth or muslin. You will probably have 2-3 cups of filtered cider, add an equal amount of honey, but add incrementally, I find that less honey works just as well, its just a question of how sweet you want it to be.

6. Add your CBD alcohol tincture - I add a dropperful per cup, but you can add more if you want.

7. Bottle and store in a cool dark place or in the fridge. Take the cider in a dropper or a shot or my favorite method which is to add a couple of dropperfuls to my favorite herbal tea.