HerbalCandy

I made my first batch of herbal candy yesterday-elderberry.  I really can't believe I never thought of this before.  I think I thought it would be more complicated than it really is, but I am going to keep doing this.  I made the elderberry with my Dad in mind.  I usually keep him stocked up with elderberry extract because he loves it.  It is pretty tasty and it protects you againt flu viruses, but it also helps heart health and strengthens blood vessels-like all berries.  I used a 2 cup sugar recipe so it was just sticky enough that I dusted the candies with powdered sugar to keep them from sticking together.  We have all sampled it (and some of my daughters friends) and everyone loves them.

Now I have an infusion of Swedish Bitters herbs on the stove and I am trying a recipe with less sugar and corn syrup.

What a great way to take medicine-even kids will take medicine like this, or even picky husbands.  I will also make some with Hawthorne berries and some with German Chamomile.  Just for fun I may also do Lipton Tea and Dunkin Donuts coffee. 

For now I have tons of orders to do and I have to get items together for the big November giveaway from Teambluegrass!

Any other herbal candies you might be interested in?  Just leave me a comment below.

November Giveaway

For November I will be giving away a two dram (1/4 ounce) bottle of my analgesic balm.   This is a blend of pure essential oils with menthol crystals dissolved in it.  I can tell you, I use this personally.  I use this OFTEN!  It relieves pain quickly, first it's warming then cooling.  It feels wonderful.

The blend is wintergreen, lavender, camphor, peppermint, and eucalyptus.  If you have any allergies to aspirin you should not use this because of the presence of salicylates in the wintergreen oil.

Not only does it relieve sore muscles, it's also great for headaches and to break up sinus and chest congestion.

The giveaway ends at midnight on November 30th.  Leave a comment to enter.  You can post 1 extra entry if you follow my blog, 1 entry if you tweet this giveaway, 1 entry if you post this giveaway on your blog and 3 entries if you make a purchase from any of my stores.