Homemade Peppermint Candy Cough Syrup Recipes

HOMEMADE HONEY HERBAL COUGH DROPS

Steps:

• Pour 1 ½ cups of boiling water over the herbs of your choice.
• Allow the herbs to steep for at least 20 minutes or until the water is cool. Squeeze the liquid out of the herbs and discard them. Strain the resulting tea.
• Combine your herbal tea with the honey in a small, deep saucepan with a heavy bottom.
• Clip a candy thermometer to the side, with the tip in the liquid but not touching the bottom. Bring to a boil and simmer, stirring frequently, until the temperature reaches 300°F.
• As the mixture thickens and condenses, you may need to tip the pan sideways to take an accurate reading.
• While the syrup is cooking down, prepare your pan. It's also a good time to cut pieces of waxed paper or cellophane to package your drops. I use wax paper, cut into 3-inch-by-4-inch rectangles.
• When your syrup reaches 300°F, or the "hard drop stage," immediately pour it into your prepared pan to cool, using a silicone scraper to get it all out of the saucepan.
• Immediately fill the saucepan with hot water.
• Allow the mixture to cool until you can just handle it without burning your hands. This will take 15 to 30 minutes.
• Lay out a clean silicone sheet or length of wax paper to work on and dust it with the anti-stick powder of your choice.
• When you can handle the mixture use a knife or scissors (dip into cold water between cuts to minimize sticking) to cut the hardening mixture into long strips and then drop-sized bits and place them on your powdered work surface.
• You can shape them a little to round the corners as you go, but don't dawdle, as the workable stage is fleeting.
• Once they are all shaped, toss them, a few at a time, into a jar with ¼ cup of your anti-stick powder, and give it a shake to cover all sides.
• Tap off the excess and wrap each one securely. Then place the wrapped drops in a jar with a tight-fitting lid.
• Store your jar in a cool location and use your drops as needed to soothe your throat and calm coughs.

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE COUGH SYRUP WITH WHISKEY

Steps:

• Place lemon slices in the jar.
• Pour whiskey over the lemon slices.
• Spoon the raw honey on top.
• Seal the jar and shake for a minute.
• Let rest overnight, shake every few hours.
• Place 3-4 peppermint balls in the jar.
• Add lemon slices on top of the peppermint balls.
• Add about half of the honey.
• Repeat with another layer.
• Add whiskey to fill the jar.
• Put the lid on the jar and shake gently.
• Let the homemade cough syrup with whiskey and peppermint sit overnight, shaking every few hours.
• Combine whiskey, honey, and lemon juice in a mug.
• Pour in hot water. Stir well.
• Add a lemon wedge, cinnamon stick, or star anise if desired.
• Drink while hot.

PEPPERMINT HARD CANDY

Steps:

• Line a 13-in. x 9-in. pan with foil. Grease the foil with 1 tablespoon butter; set aside. In a large heavy saucepan, combine sugar and corn syrup. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Cover and cook for 3 minutes to dissolve sugar crystals. Uncover; cook over medium-high heat, without stirring, until a candy thermometer reads 300° (hard-crack stage)., Remove from the heat; stir in extracts and food coloring. Pour into prepared pan. Cool; break into pieces. Store in airtight containers.

PEPPERMINT CANDY

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, melt chocolate chips with 3/4 cup condensed milk over low heat, stirring occasionally. Line an 8-in. square dish with waxed paper; butter the paper. , Spread half of melted chocolate mixture into pan; chill for 5-10 minutes (let remaining melted chocolate mixture stand at room temperature). , In another saucepan, melt white baking chips. Stir in remaining condensed milk until smooth. Remove from the heat; add extract and food coloring. Refrigerate until set. Spread over chocolate layer; spread with reserved chocolate mixture. Refrigerate until set. Cut into 1-in. pieces.

WHISKEY COUGH CURE

Steps:

• In a small fruit jar, place the whiskey and honey.
• Crush the peppermints well (this just helps them dissolve) and toss in the jar. If you need it, add the sugar, but if you don't need it, don't add it.
• Let sit and the peppermints dissolve.
• When you need it, take a spoonful; tablespoon if it's very bad, teaspoon if it's light. It's alright to give this to children, just make it more diluted with water.

HOMEMADE PEPPERMINT CANDY COUGH SYRUP

Steps:

• 1. Melt the peppermint candy in 2 to 3 tablespoons of water. Mix all of the ingredients together in a simmering pan, stirring often. While you are stirring and mixing the ingredients visualize the healing power of the Goddess flowing through you and into the cough syrup. After the cough syrup has obtained a consistent texture then take it off of the heat and let it cool. Administer 1 to 2 tablespoons every 3 to 4 hours.