Grandma's Fire Cider Tonic

Ingredients

• 1/2 onion, chopped
• 1 head garlic, crushed
• 2-inch piece ginger, grated
• 2 tbsp grated horseradish (or 1 tsp dried)
• 1 tsp cayenne, or 1 chopped hot pepper
• Raw apple cider vinegar, enough to cover
• 2 tbsp raw honey, stirred in at the end

Steps

1. Pack the onion, garlic, ginger, horseradish, and pepper into a clean jar.

2. Pour in enough raw apple cider vinegar to cover everything by two inches, and cap it with a non-metal lid.

3. Let it steep on the counter for 3 to 4 weeks, shaking daily. Then strain it and stir in the honey.

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4. Take a tablespoon a day through cold season, or at the first sign something is going around.