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Horehound Cough Drops
Here's another recipe for horehound cough drops that was given to me by a friend, I don't know the orignal source (where she got it from) but it is a really good recipe and has worked well for me.
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Horehound Cough Drops
- 2 cups sugar
- 2/3 cup light corn syrup
- 2/3 cup water (strong herb tea)
Blend in saucepan, the sugar, corn syrup and tea. Place over low heat, stirring until mixture boils. Now put in candy thermometer, cook, stirring occasionally, to hard crack stage (300 degrees). You may add flavoring such as cherry, licorice, eucalyptus, mint or horehound. Pour into candy molds or onto a greased sheet and when hard break into pieces.
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Here is a recipe for Horehound Cough Drops from 'Magic and Medicine of Plants' from Readers Digest
Horehound Cough Drops
- 1 c boiling water
- 3/4 c dried horehound herb
- 2 c refined sugar
- 1/3 tsp cream of tartar
Pour the boiling water over the horehound: cover and let steep for 30 min. Strain the infusion into a heavy saucepan, pressing to extract all the liquid. Add the sugar and cream of tartar and stir over low heat until the sugar is fully dissolved. Cover the pan and let it cook for 3 or 4 min. until the steam has melted any sugar crystals clinging to the pan's side. Then remove the lid and cook the mixture, without stirring, over high heat; skim off any scum. When it reaches the hard-crack stage-when a candy thermometer reads 300 degrees F. or when drops form brittle threads in ice water-immediately remove it from the heat. Brush a marble slab or a baking sheet with butter or oil and pour out the mixture. As it begins to set, score it into small squares with a sharp knife. Cut it along the lines when it is cold and brittle. Store the pieces in an airtight container.
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