Roots And Leaves — Fire Cider

The old cold-season tonic: raw apple cider vinegar steeped for four weeks with horseradish, garlic, ginger and honey.

Fire cider is a folk remedy herbalists have made for generations. Roots and Leaves makes theirs by infusing raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother) for four weeks with organic oranges, lemons, onions, garlic, ginger, turmeric, horseradish, chili pepper, thyme, rosemary, astragalus and peppercorns, then sweetening it with raw unfiltered honey. It is never heated, so the live cultures in the vinegar and the raw honey stay intact.

It tastes like it sounds: mostly apple cider vinegar, with heat and a little sweetness behind it. Traditionally used to warm you up, clear a stuffy head and support digestion.

Who this is for

• You feel a cold coming on and want something you can take every few hours
• Winter congestion that settles in the sinuses
• You already take apple cider vinegar daily and want more out of the habit
• Sluggish digestion after heavy meals
• You like the idea of an old remedy made from kitchen ingredients you recognize

How to use

Adults: 1 to 2 tablespoons daily, straight or in warm water. Children under 12: 1 to 2 teaspoons. Shelf stable for two years in a cool, dry place; refrigerating extends it. The 2 oz travel bottle is the way to try it; the 16 oz bottle (32 to 96 servings) keeps you covered all season.

Handmade in small batches by Roots and Leaves, a woman-owned, herbalist-formulated company founded by Haley Maness in 2017.