Garlic is eaten regularly by many for a variety of reasons, they believe garlic helps reduce cholesterol, fights coughs, colds and infections, ridding worms (!), calms the hysterical, cancer prevention, asthma treatments and respiratory ailments, vampire protection as well as develops courage if you’re a Roman Gladiator (hehe). And many more.

Instead of eating raw cloves of garlic every day, some prefer taking Garlic Syrup daily. This stuff can get pretty pricey to buy in the herbal/natural remedy stores, so for DIY’ers and frugalites, here are several different ways you can make your own Garlic Syrup.

Make sure you have bunches of fresh parsley on hand to chew regularly if you use this, your breath will be nasty. Cases of breath mints too. Your family will thank you :).

Important: It’s always a good idea to run home or herbal remedies by a doctor first. You never know if an ingredient can conflict with current medications or health issues.

Added: I happened across an article about garlic and oil, it should be refrigerated and consumed within a week to prevent danger of botulism. Another article discusses adding acidity to the oil as well (such as vinegar): Preservation of vegetables in oil and vinegar

Homemade Garlic Syrup Recipes

Recipe #1

Ingredients:

1 pint water (boiling hot)
3/4 cup honey
2 ounces garlic cloves
1 TBS white vinegar

Directions:

• Peel and crush garlic and put in sterile glass jar.
• Pour hot boiling water over the garlic.
• Refrigerate overnight. The next day strain the water and add the vinegar and honey to water.
• Refrigerate and take up to 1 TBS three times daily.

Recipe #2

Ingredients:

3 bulbs garlic (peeled)
2 cups water
1 cup cider vinegar
1/4 cup honey

Directions:

• Add garlic and water to a non-aluminum saucepan and simmer until the water reduces to 1 cup (garlic should now be soft).
• Remove garlic and place in a sterile jar or airtight container.
• Add both the honey and the cider vinegar to the water in the saucepan and boil until syrupy. Pour over garlic, seal and refrigerate overnight.
• Refrigerate and take up to one teaspoon daily.

Recipe #3

Ingredients:

4 bulbs garlic (approximately 50 cloves)
1 quart apple cider vinegar

Directions:

• Peel and chop garlic. Place in a sterilized quart jar, cover with vinegar.
• Refrigerate.
• Shake jar daily.
• Take 1 tablespoon up to 3 times a day (adult). Sweeten as you like if needed.

Recipe #4

Ingredients:

8 ounces garlic (peeled & minced)
Olive oil

Directions:

• Put garlic in a sterile jar and cover with olive oil. Seal and refrigerate. Strain and use as needed–1 teaspoon per.

*Olive oil is also purported to help with cholesterol

Recipe #5

Ingredients:

1 pound garlic cloves (peeled and crushed)
apple cider vinegar
distilled water
1 cup glycerine
1 cup honey

Directions:

• Add garlic cloves to a sterilized 2 quart jar. Fill jar 3/4 full with equal parts vinegar & water. Seal and refrigerate for 4 days, shaking jar 3 times daily.
• After four days, add the glycerine and shake well to mix thoroughly. Set aside another day, shaking 3 times throughout the day.
• The next day strain through cheesecloth to remove all garlic. Return mixture to jar and add the honey, mix well.
• Store in refrigerator.

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