Homemade Cough Syrup

2 of my 4 kids are too young to take commercial cough syrup, not that I like ANY of the kids to take it, and I have a house raging with cough, fever, aches and runny noses. I just fix up a jar of this and put it in the fridge. The nice thing about it is that you can take it when you need it, as often as you need it. There are no times to wait in between administering this medicine and as long as your children are older than 1 year old, there are no age restrictions or different dosing instructions. A teaspoon when you need it, as often as you need it are the only instructions.

Cough Syrup Recipe:

3 organic lemons (you're going to leave the peel on, so organic is important)

1 inch piece of ginger, peeled and sliced thin

Raw honey

pinch of cayenne pepper

Slice the lemon in half and then in very thin slices. Place it in a small saucepan and muddle it until you start to see some juice. Add the sliced ginger and gently heat until it's warm all the way through. Meanwhile, heat a jar of raw honey until it pours easily, but do not bring to a boil! Remove the lemon/ginger pan off the heat and pour into a pint jar. Cover with warm honey and stir to combine. It's done! 

I didn't forget the cayenne pepper, don't worry. When you use the cough syrup you can take it two ways 1) straight from the jar by the teaspoon full or 2) put 1 teaspoon into a coffee cup and pour 1 cup of hot water over it. Add a healthy pinch of cayenne pepper and stir. Drink and feel better!

Forgive my short post and lack of pictures. I have a house full of sickies and no time to devote to anything but them until they are well again. But, I knew someone out there may need this recipe as much as I do and I wanted to share.