Fight the cold and flu season with Autumn Olive Oxymel
Autumn olive berries have a high amount of Vitamin C. The Ruby red variety has more lycopene than even tomatoes.
I have autumn olive growing in my pasture. I harvested the berries in October and froze them for use in this recipe in the winter.
Autumn Olive Oxymel Recipe
Ingredients:
- Autumn olive berries
- Filtered, unchlorinated water
- Raw honey
- Vinegar – I use asparagus vinegar from my recipe on another page on this site: https://freedomfarmer.net/make-asparagus-vinegar
Step 1 : Blend autumn olive and filtered water in a blender.
Step 2: Strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove the seeds and debris:
Step 3: Add raw honey to taste.
I add as much honey as I like. Make sure it is raw honey!
Step 4: Add vinegar to taste, just to make it tangy.
This depends on how strong the vinegar is. Bragg’s apple cider vinegar is too strong for me, so I only add a few splashes. For my own vinegar, which is very mild (see recipe link above), I use a couple of tablespoons.
This oxymel can be used to boost your immunity when you feel a cold coming on. Drink a half cup twice a day.