Horehound Candy A Cough Cure That Works Old School Recipes

OLD FASHIONED HOREHOUND COUGH DROPS

Steps:

• Boil the horehound leaves in the 2 cups water for 10 minutes; discard leaves.
• Add twice as much honey as the remaining liquid and stir the mixture smooth.
• Then blend 2 cups of sugar with 1/8 tsp.
• of cream of tartar in a saucepan, and add the honey-horehound mixture.
• Stir over medium heat until sugar melts.
• Then lower flame and continue stirring till a dollop of the candy forms a hard ball when dropped in cold water.
• At that point, pour syrup into buttered baking dish and cut into small squares as candy begins to harden.
• Finally, roll in confectioners sugar and then granulated sugar and store in airtight containers.

HOREHOUND CANDY

Steps:

• Simmer the dried horehound leaves in the quart of water for approximately 30 minutes.
• Cover and let steep for 20 minutes.
• Strain the liquid and discard the leaves.
• Add sugar, syrup, and butter.
• Cook mixture until it reaches hard crack stage (300 degrees F).
• Pour into a greased pan and let cool.
• Cut into small drop-like pieces.

CHICKEN SOUP "OLD SCHOOL"

Steps:

• Clean the chicken, removing the extra fat and the skin in you would like a leaner soup.
• Clean entire buch of dill and parsley, tie bunch together tightly with white thread, and cut off the root ends.
• Place chicken, leeks and onions in cold water.
• Add seasonings and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat to a simmer.
• Add carrots, celery, and parsnips to the water.
• Place the dill and parsley bunches on top of the soup, and gently push them under the water.
• After 1 hour, remove dill, parsely, and parsnips ( if desired, you may cool the parsnip, mash them and put them back in the soup.).
• Remove chicken after 1 1/2 hours. let cool, and add small pieces of the meat to the soup.
• If desired, cook the pasta and add to the soup.