If you haven’t figured it out yet by reading this blog or my book, I like honey a lot. I like making herbal preparations with honey. This simple honey/garlic infusion preparation packs a mighty antimicrobial punch. When nothing else seemed to work in my herbal medicine chest to recover from a cold or flu, this honey/garlic preparation always came through. It also is a GREAT PREVENTATIVE.
This is my favorite way to take raw garlic. I have tried all kinds of other ways but this works for me as it is always there in the refrigerator when I need it.
I use it as a preventative now a days along with the elderberry syrup. I used to use it at the end of an illness but now I use it as a way of staying healthy. I must admit it is harder for me to take just a teaspoon than it used to be. It can be quite strong. Although it never bothered me before I find that putting the honey/garlic on a cracker or piece of bread makes for a better delivery system.
I also use plenty of garlic in my cooking. I stock up on the freshest local garlic in the fall.
Several years ago I was surrounded by sickly twenty-year olds. They were at home and at work. They kept spreading their illnesses around and getting re-infected and or course not taking care of them selves. So I made two huge batches of Garlic Honey Infusions and insisted that they all take a teaspoon everyday until they got better. It worked. That’s where I learned that not everyone can tolerate the strong stuff and taking it with a cracker or bread helps it go down.
Label your jar with the date and ingredients. Store in the refrigerator. It keeps for several months.
Good idea as winter is already here.