Folk Remedies: Brew Your Own Fire Cider
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Fire cider has been keeping bodies warm and immune systems bolstered through the chill of winter for generations, and it has never once pretended to be gentle about it.
Horseradish, garlic, ginger, onion, hot pepper, all of it steeped in vinegar and finished with honey.
It is a working-class remedy, built from whatever was sharp and available in the root cellar, and the recipe changes from household to household because it always has. There is no single correct version. There is only the one your family makes.
Come brew a batch of this beloved folk remedy with Donovan and take it home to steep.
🔥 The history of fire cider and the folk herbalists who carried it forward
🔥 The traditional ingredients, and what each one is doing in the jar
🔥 Adjusting the recipe to your own tolerance and taste
🔥 Packing, filling, and labeling your jar
🔥 Steeping, straining, and dosing once you get it home, plus how long it keeps
Every ticket includes all materials and a jar of your own. Your cider will need several weeks before it is ready, so this is a remedy you start now and thank yourself for in January.
‼️ IMPORTANT NOTE: These are folk preparations in the old tradition, a complement to care from your doctor rather than a replacement for it. If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking medication, check with your provider first.
Come pack a jar full of fire.
Come make the sharpest thing in your cabinet.
Come start something now that will be waiting when you need it most.
📍 106 Bacon Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23185
🔥 $33, materials included
🎟️ Tickets required 24 hours in advance
Horseradish, garlic, ginger, onion, hot pepper, all of it steeped in vinegar and finished with honey.
It is a working-class remedy, built from whatever was sharp and available in the root cellar, and the recipe changes from household to household because it always has. There is no single correct version. There is only the one your family makes.
Come brew a batch of this beloved folk remedy with Donovan and take it home to steep.
🔥 The history of fire cider and the folk herbalists who carried it forward
🔥 The traditional ingredients, and what each one is doing in the jar
🔥 Adjusting the recipe to your own tolerance and taste
🔥 Packing, filling, and labeling your jar
🔥 Steeping, straining, and dosing once you get it home, plus how long it keeps
Every ticket includes all materials and a jar of your own. Your cider will need several weeks before it is ready, so this is a remedy you start now and thank yourself for in January.
‼️ IMPORTANT NOTE: These are folk preparations in the old tradition, a complement to care from your doctor rather than a replacement for it. If you are pregnant, nursing, or taking medication, check with your provider first.
Come pack a jar full of fire.
Come make the sharpest thing in your cabinet.
Come start something now that will be waiting when you need it most.
📍 106 Bacon Avenue, Williamsburg, VA 23185
🔥 $33, materials included
🎟️ Tickets required 24 hours in advance
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