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Marshmallow and Liquorice Cough Syrup
Courtesy James Wong
- Total Time:
- 15 min
- Prep:
- 5 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- -- |
- Cook:
- 10 min
- Level:
- Easy
- Yield:
Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons dried or 8 tablespoons fresh marshmallow root, roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon aniseed seeds
- 1 teaspoon whole cloves
- 3 heads/bunches fresh elderberries
- 2 dried liquorice roots, broken up into small pieces
- 1 sprig fresh eucalyptus leaves (about 8 leaves)
- Peel of 1 mandarin orange
- 1/2 cup honey
- 5 tablespoons glycerine
- Juice of 1 lime
- Cook's Note: If using fresh marshmallow root, use 4 dried liquorice roots.
Directions
Put the marshmallow, aniseed, cloves, elderberries, liquorice, eucalyptus and orange into a saucepan with 2 1/8 cups water. Simmer until the liquid is reduced by one-fifth. Remove the liquorice and eucalyptus leaves and discard.
Blend the mixture in a blender until smooth. Pour the liquid back into the pot and add the honey, glycerine and lime juice. Stir and simmer for 2 minutes.
Pour into sterilized, clear 250-milliliter bottles. Take 2 tablespoons 3 times a day.
Keep refrigerated. Use within 2 weeks.
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