Fire Cider!

Fire Cider is a must-have during the fall and winter months. This is an easy and inexpensive way to support your immune system, DIY style.

The ingredients are simple, spicy and a boost to your shot of apple cider vinegar. You certainly don’t have to use the same ingredients pictured here, but I will say that I LOVE how our Fire Cider turned out last year, so I bought the same ingredients again. The best part, is I spent about $20 total. And, this amount of groceries, makes a LOT of Fire Cider. I filled five of the BIG Ball Canning Jars and I probably could’ve made it six instead – but I crammed.

How To

Grab your ingredients, chop them up, pack them in a sterile jar, and pour your unfiltered apple cider vinegar over them. It is best to be sure your ingredients are covered completely with vinegar. They’ll need a lid, but you want to use a lid that won’t react with the vinegar – a metal lid won’t work for this infusion. I like plastic lids, but I am actually using a fun new kind of lid this year. It is wooden on top, with a plastic seal beneath. They are cute, but when I shake my jars they do leak a wee bit. Regardless of your choice, cap them with a lid, shake them daily, and infuse for approximately a month to six weeks, strain and enjoy.

How to Enjoy & Store

I pour our the concoction back in a jar, something glass, still with a plastic lid. It is best to keep your Fire Cider in your refrigerator if possible. It will last longer. Sometimes I just pour myself a small glass and sip. But, we also like to add a shot to a glass of bubbly water, or maybe a bloody mary, or some tea. Yum!

There are LOADS of fun Fire Cider recipes on the interwebs, but I love this Fire Cider! book by Rosemary Gladstar and Friends.

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Hopefully, your Fire Cider will keep some of the bugs away. If nothing else, it tastes delish and adds a wee bit of spice to your daily, or maybe weekly routine.