INFORMATION HANDOUT
MAKE YOUR OWN
IMMUNITY BOOSTING
FIRE CIDER MASTER TONIC
A daily dose of an ancient fermented tonic can give your immune system
a shot in the arm, writes nutritionist Zoe Dent.
Isolation has turned us all into home bakers, so why not take it a step
further and try your hand at making your own Fire Cider?
Taken as a daily shot, this centuries old powerhouse mixture –
made by fermenting garlic, onion, turmeric, ginger and horseradish
– is a potent immune boosting mix, due to its anti-microbial,
decongestant and circulatory-boosting ingredients.
Makes approx 1 litre
Ingredients
Horseradish root
Ginger, large knob
Chillies, 2-3
Garlic, 1 head
Turmeric root, 1-2 pieces
Cloves, 5-10
Cinnamon stick, 1-2
Peppercorns, 1 dessert spoon
Lemongrass, 1 piece
Raw unfiltered honey, 1 tablespoon
Raw Apple Cider Vinegar (live, unfiltered, unbleached and nondistilled
with the ‘mother of vinegar’ - strands of proteins, enzymes,
and friendly bacteria - in it)
Amazonia Raw Vitamin C, 2 tablespoons
Method
1. Chop or coarsely grate all the ingredients and mix together. A
food processer or highspeed blender makes this step very easy
– but be careful not to over-process as you want the ingredients
chopped and not liquidised! Rubber gloves are handy here to
avoid the turmeric stains.
2. Fill a jar to 3⁄4 full with the chopped/grated ingredients, then top
up with Apple Cider Vinegar to 2-4cm below the rim, depending
on the size of your batch.
3. Close firmly and shake to get rid of air bubbles, then top up if
required with more Apple Cider Vinegar and close firmly.
5. Ferment on the kitchen bench in a cool, dark corner out of direct
sunlight for two weeks. Wrap in a tea towel, if necessary, to keep
sunlight out.
6. Stir occasionally or give the bottle a shake when you pass it on
the kitchen bench.
7. Strain after 14 days, though it can be left up to 28 days. Strain
through a coffee filter or through cotton to remove sediment.
After straining, sediment will continue to sink to the bottom,
which is quite normal.
8. Bottle, label/date and pop into the fridge.
9. Take a daily immune boost shot.
Zoe Dent, BHSc
Zoe is a nutritionist and an ambassador for leading
health foods brand Amazonia. With a holistic approach to
health and wellbeing, she is passionate about wellness
education. Practicing a form of restorative medicine,
she combines the traditional use of medicinal plants with
modern health science.
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