Infused Honey, Syrups, & Elixirs for Winter Colds

This article is part of the series “Basic Recipes for Kitchen Witches,” which is in response to students’ requests for me to post recipes online. The goal of these articles is to give you the how-to-ness, the essential mechanics of creation, as a basis for your own future creativity. You can let your little light shine all on your own from there.

Honey-based herbal preparations have become extremely well-known,especially as remedies for colds, and have both a long legacy of traditional use and a strong backing in modern scientific research. Honey is a perfect vehicle for herbal remedies because it is medicinal in and of itself, so used appropriately it can really enhance the effectiveness of your medicine. Honey is probably best-known among our families for its soothing properties to sore throats (and deliciousness), but it has several other well-demonstrated medicinal properties that make it a very useful base for…