Fire Cider Digestive Tonic

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Ingredients

2 cup	Apple cider vinegar (unpasteurized)
8 tbsp	Horseradish root (about 1/2 cup; grated or chopped )
1/4 cup minced	Ginger root
1/2 cup	Garlic (crushed cloves)
1/2 cup	White onion (chopped)
1/4 tsp	Cayenne pepper (or to taste – you want it HOT but not burning!))
2 whole lemon(s)	Lemon juice
2 whole lemon(s)	Lemon peel (zest)
5 sprig	Rosemary, fresh (or 10 Kawakawa leaves (if you can find it))
1/2 bunch	Thyme, fresh (a handful)
1/4 cup	Honey, raw

Place the horseradish, ginger, garlic, onion, lemon juice and zest, rosemary leaves and thyme in a sterilised 1 litre glass jar. Cover with apple cider vinegar.
Place a piece of baking paper over the mouth of the jar, then screw on the lid tightly. You want to have the baking paper as a barrier, as the apple cider will erode the metal lid.
Shake well. Add the cayenne now and taste – if you love your spices you may want to add a pinch more.
Fasten the lid and let sit out of direct sun for 4 weeks, shaking vigorously once daily.
After 4 weeks, decant the infused vinegar into a new jar, and compost the plant material. Add honey – either the full amount, or to sweeten just to your liking. Shake well.

Enjoy a tablespoon daily as a digestive and immune tonic, or use the vinegar to make dressings with extra punch!

Calories 13.2

Calories from fat 3.8

Calories from saturated fat 2.5

Total Fat 0.4 g

Saturated Fat 0.3 g

Trans Fat 0

Polyunsaturated Fat 0.0 g

Monounsaturated Fat 0.0 g

Cholesterol 0.5 mg

Sodium 13.4 mg

Potassium 29.5 mg

Total Carbohydrate 2.1 g

Dietary Fiber 0.3 g

Sugars 1.4 g

Protein 0.4 g