Post by dazza on Mar 5, 2007 20:05:13 GMT
Here's a quick country recipe for those of you suffering from the various coughs and colds of the season. Historically, this was made from ramson (which start appearing about now in the hedgrows) and stored onions, but this version is updated.
Take a large onion, 1 bulb of garlic and some light brown sugar. Peel and finely chop the onion and the garlic (don't worry too much about getting all the fiddly peel off the cloves).
Take a ~1lb jam jar and put a 1cm layer of sugar in. Add an equal sized layer of onion, then sugar, then garlic and keep repeating until the jar is full or all ingredients used.
Pack down a little (don't crush!) and screw on the lid.
Leave it in the fridge for 2-3 days. During this time, the sugar will draw out all the juices from the onion and garlic and liquify. Once done, strain through some muzzy or a tea strainer into an appropriate bottle. Take 2 teaspoons 3 - 4 times a day and store in the fridge.
Don't taste too good but it's suprisingly effective.
Take a large onion, 1 bulb of garlic and some light brown sugar. Peel and finely chop the onion and the garlic (don't worry too much about getting all the fiddly peel off the cloves).
Take a ~1lb jam jar and put a 1cm layer of sugar in. Add an equal sized layer of onion, then sugar, then garlic and keep repeating until the jar is full or all ingredients used.
Pack down a little (don't crush!) and screw on the lid.
Leave it in the fridge for 2-3 days. During this time, the sugar will draw out all the juices from the onion and garlic and liquify. Once done, strain through some muzzy or a tea strainer into an appropriate bottle. Take 2 teaspoons 3 - 4 times a day and store in the fridge.
Don't taste too good but it's suprisingly effective.