Got a sore, scratchy throat? Here is my recipe for herbal drops to soothe throat irritation and scratchiness.
Cough drops or Lozenges are just caramel drops infused with herbs like thyme, sage,…
Ingredients:
200g water
200g sugar (brown sugar)
3 tablespoons of honey
herbs: thyme, sage
thermometer
Careful:
the sugar syrup becomes extremely hot, be careful not to burn yourself (not suitable for making this with small children)
Your mixture can burn very quickly so stir often.
Use a tall saucepan, because the mixture will foam and rise
Instructions:
put all ingredients in a tall saucepan and bring the mixture to boil while stirring
cook on low temperature until it reaches 130 degrees (300 F) (about 20 to 30 min)
how to check if the mixture is ready? Put a bit of mixture in cold water and if it hardens, it is ready
if it is not ready it will not harden, you will get honey herbal syrup
if you leave it for too long, it will burn quickly
once it reaches 300 degrees F remove it from the burner immediately
pour the mixture into a silicone mold or place drops on parchment paper with a syringe (you have to be quick, so the mixture doesn’t harden too fast)
let the mixture cool down completely
store in a jar
drop the leftovers in your hot tea to sweeten it