All Natural Lozenges!

The other day we had an Herbalist, Ginger Web, come to our school for a little activity (I will give you the link to her website at the bottom of this post). She showed us how to make lozenges because lots of people are getting sore throats this time of the year. I was so energized to make these that for a while I forgot that I should write this all down for my blog and project. One of my teachers reminded me though, so here you go :)

Lozenges!

You'll need:

Powdered Slippery Elm bark (I had never even heard of this tree before. It grows in central and northern America and even some in Canada)

Cinnamon

Rose petal powder

Licorice powder

Honey

A small bowl and a spoon

A sheet of wax paper

To make:

The reason I didn't give measurements was because you don't really need them and I wasn't given any. The goal is to make a "dough" that you can roll into marble sized balls.

First, in your bowl, mix together some honey and about a half cup of the slippery elm. Once you have it the consistency you'd like, add in the licorice, rose petal, and cinnamon to taste. Add no more than a spoon full of each. I don't really prefer licorice but it soothes and kinda coats your throat so I just add more cinnamon than licorice. The slippery elm has the same effect.  Add more honey if needed and stir.

 Once you've got that how you like it, sprinkle some slippery elm onto the sheet of wax paper. Take some of the mix you made and roll it into a marble sized ball. Take the ball and roll it in the slippery elm so it's coated then set aside. You might want to put some of the slippery elm on your hands, the honey makes everything sticky :) When you've got them all done, you can taste one or put them in the fridge. Keeping them in the fridge will harden them. I've heard they'll be completely hardened after a week, but you can eat them before that, just they won't be very hard.

Let me know if these lozenges worked for you or if you made them a different way!

Gingers website is http://gingerwebb.com/