Homemade Cough Syrup...

I had mentioned my Amish friend yesterday and this is a recipe that she gave me.... your gonna love it. It works - its been thoroughly tested and approved.


First you need a gallon glass jar or a half gallon depending on the size of your family or how bad your cold is. I used a gallon jar because we have had such bad colds that this has been a 'good thing' - not to quote someone who totally doesn't need my help....

My mom came over last night and saw the 'jar', tested it and said 'Grandpa used to call this 'snakejuice'..... Come to find out my grandpa used to make this very thing and I never new it. SO from now on its going to be 'snakejuice'.....

Take your jar and make sure its good-n-clean and this is the rest of what you will need..


I know your first thought was the same as mine... Amish consume booze.....

My friend strolled right into the liquor part of the grocery store and snatched this off the shelf for me because, well - I am a liquor prude.... *hangs head* I admit it - a liquor virgin.. I have never tasted it and I have never tasted beer. Cant get the smell past my nose on the beer, it smells like your gonna lick a loaf of bread dough... yish

First you cut up 3-4 lemons - I had BIG ones and used 3. I then cut up 2 large onions into slices..


Then the onions.....

Then I layer them - first lemons then onions until I have about the same amounts...

Then you take a jug of honey and pour that over the top.....





THEN... the booze - a bottle of blackberry brandy and a bottle of peppermint schnapps.....



Yes use the whole thing if you are making a jug like this...



Notice the Milk Man is wearing a DARE shirt... *snicker*

Here is the finished product....

We take about a Tblsp as adults and 1/4 tsp of it IF we give it to the boys.... There is no more alcohol in this than there is in 'boughten' cough syrup - just none of the synthetic stuff that they stick in it. My Amish friend said that she keeps hers in a cool place and that it will last.... are you ready - over a year..... I suppose with all the booze the lemons are 'pickled' - *snort*

Now for some other food....

I make a veggie salad that I am sure everyone does, but Milk Man said - Heidi tell them about - The Salad... that is what he calls it - The Salad.... *eye roll*

Its just a head of cauliflower, broccoli, 1 lb of bacon - I always use more cuz we like bacon - a pound of mozzarella cheese, onion and Parmesan...

I always fry mine crispy - that's how we like it....

I put all of these together based on how much I like each ingredient. I use a whole onion, because the world revolves around onions, oh and butter - and garlic...and chocolate....

Anyway - cut the broccoli, cauliflower into bite sized chunks. Crinkle up the crisp bacon, throw in the chopped onion and mozzarella cheese, lastly I put in the Parmesan....foot rot cheese as the boys say. It smells like a cows foot that is 'bad'... gross huh? I mix it together then I add my stand by 'sauce'....

My sauce is pretty easy, but I consider it mine - only because my mother in law gave it to me to use for my very own......

Sugar

Buttermilk

'salad dressing'.... like miracle whip, but I don't like miracle whip.... I use generic Aldi's stuff, cant afford the ritzy ditsy...

I start with a little salad dressing in a bowl and add some buttermilk - and about a 1/4 cup sugar then blend it to taste - a little more sugar, salad dressing or buttermilk till its a nice consistency.... like I don't know how to explain so I will show you a picture.

Here is what it looks like on the salad - I hope this helps with the consistency of it...

Well, I hope you like this - it really is good. The same day I made this we had beef roast, mashed spuds, glazed carrots, brownies for dessert and this. I also made sweet rolls and bread that day. I am in the kitchen most of the time and I do keep 'stuff' on hand if I cant get a big meal out.. I always have soup that they can grab, or home made sandwich spreads etc.... I buy little to none processed food. I do buy Aldi's cheap pizza's - they are ROCKIN good I think. I also buy tater tots for tater tot hotdish and the cheap pot pies for Big Son when he gets home from school famished to the point that his belly is rubbing a blister on his back bone..... I will post some more later about food - right now Milk Dud is on a great white titty hunt..... *tries to hide behind the desk out of site*


OH I almost forgot -here is a picture of the elusive Baking Ninja....

yes he has underwear on....only because I told him they wore underwear....he saw no need.

Or Injtha - if you speak fluent Lispy.... He is wearing my good baking towel.... the one I use as a pastry cloth... or should I say used, past tense....