Minty Strawberry Leaf Mouthwash Recipe
You can use Minty Strawberry Leaf Mouthwash as a breath freshening spray or as a mouth wash for after brushing your teeth. You can substitute one ounce of glycerite, such as Spearmint or Lemon Balm glycerite, for the glycerine in this recipe.
Antibacterial Mouth Rinse Recipe
Use this mouth rinse after brushing your teeth. This is not a substitution for a dental visit as cavities can go septic very quickly. I use this to prevent gum disease by squirting 2 droppers full of tincture into a shot glass of water. I swish the liquid in my mouth after brushing my teeth and swallow.
Strawberry-infused Cider Vinegar
I once had an abundance of strawberries. After we’d canned, frozen, dried, fermented, and eaten all we could, we still had a few pounds left. Inspiration struck as I read the herbal vinegars section of James Green’s The Herbal Medicine-maker’s Handbook. Strawberry-infused Cider Vinegar quickly became one of our favorite herbal vinegars, and with good reason. The flavor is absolutely delightful. The scent is delicious. And, it’s packed with nutrients.
Sweet and Sour Strawberry Spritzers: Easy Shrub Recipe
A few years back, I made several gallons of Strawberry-infused Cider Vinegar. It was absolutely delicious in salad dressings and drizzled over sweet breads. One day, my son wanted to try something new to drink, something sweet but not as sweet as soda or juice, bubbly, cool, interesting. Thus was born the Sweet and Sour Strawberry Spritzer. For my son, I added a scant teaspoon of honey, but for myself I generally omit the sweetener altogether. Strawberry-infused Cider Vinegar is fairly sweet, to my taste.
Strawberry Chutney
This recipe is a variation on a mango chutney recipe I found several years ago in Madhur Jaffrey’s Quick and Easy Indian Cooking. I make and can about 10 cups or so of chutney every year, and Strawberry Chutney has an honored place on my shelf. We love this chutney with Indian meals, of course, but also on hot buttered toast and with just about any roasted meat.
Strawberry Wine Coolers
Strawberry wine coolers were born one year after I’d bottled my Strawberry Melomel and discovered I had about half a bottle left. I’d bottled a lot of mead and wine that day, and I was in no shape to be imbibing any more. Patrick suggested we turn it into wine coolers. They were delightful, and I’ve used a slightly modified version of this recipe to turn a variety of fruits into light, refreshing, lower-alcohol fermentations akin to hard cider.
Strawberry Melomel
Strawberry Melomel, also known as Strawberry Mead or Strawberry Wine, is one of my absolute favorite summer fermentations. Use the freshest, ripest strawberries you can find. I love to head to the u-pick farms in early- to mid-June for my early batches and again late in the season because in my opinion one can never […]
Sue Sierralupé
Sue Sierralupé is a certified Clinical Herbalist who has been serving as the clinic manager and herb team leader at Occupy Medical clinic since 2012. She is the co-author of The Practical Herbalist® Herbal Folio series and author of The Pocket Herbal: Medicinal Plants that Changed the World. Sue is also a is a Certified […]
Tips for Drying Laundry The Practical Herbalist® Way
For fresh, clean laundry without all the chemical fragrance scent so many commercial dryer sheets contain, I use Dryer Hankies. What I like most about Dryer Hankies is their versatility. I can change the scents I use as best suits my family. During flea season, for instance, I like to use a few drops of Thuja (cedar) and lavender essential oils. The Thuja does a terrific job of repelling fleas and the lavender adds anti-bacterial protection to our linens. Orange and Tea tree make a refreshing combination for during and after illness. Rosemary and lavender or Rosemary and Ginger are another couple of combinations I’ve enjoyed.
Natural, Easy Colon Cleanse
The next time you’re planning a fast or colon cleanse, try adding raw or roasted Almonds to your strategy. The fiber in Almonds helps remove mucus and toxins from your intestinal tract, making your cleanse naturally more effective. For daily maintenance, a small handful of Almonds will help you keep your system clean, too. Try […]
Spice up Your Chili
Cayenne is just one of the many chili peppers herbalists love for their fiery hot medicine. One secret we’ve been keeping is that cayenne, as well as a few other chilies, intensify their fire in the freezer. If you plan to make chili for the freezer as an easy, quick dinner on one of those […]
The Complete Meadmaker by Ken Schramm
Sue said: This is a well made paperback book in an easy to read format. As an amateur, I enjoyed reading about the colorful history of mead that introduces the book as well as the historical blurbs sprinkled throughout the text. The terms for mead making were clearly described and tools and procedures were presented in a way that wasn’t intimidating. The photographs were often fuzzy, but they always pertained to the text in a meaningful way. As a novice, I would choose this book as the first purchase in an ever-growing library of fermented drink references.