Making & Using Fire Cider to Support Your Best Health

A Song of fire & nice Making & Using Fire Cider to Support Your Best Health tonight’s outline

• what is ﬁre cider? description & HISTORY

• TRADITIONAL RECIPE an overview of the original

• PREPARATION HOW TO CREATE YOUR OWN BATCH • insights into INDIVIDUAL INGREDIENTS WHAT THEY CONTRIBUTE TO FIRE CIDER’S therapeutic PROPERTIES

• traditional USE of FIRE CIDER for immune support

• VARIATIONS substitutions to shake things up • ADDITIONAL RECIPES USING FIRE CIDER vinegar inspired ways to incorporate ﬁre cider vinegar in other things

• “tradition vs. trademark” • QUESTIONS? copyright © 2016 Kristina Bauer/the untamed alchemist what is fire cider? • traditional herbal remedy • spicy, tangy, zesty, pungent ingredients • steeped in apple cider vinegar • celebrated immune/ cold & ﬂu support • credited to rosemary gladstar

apple cider vinegar (ACV) infused with cayenne, mixed with honey or maple syrup

other infused acv blends (oxymels)

typically used milder, fresh herbs rosemary gladstar’s ﬁre cider was the ﬁrst to emphasize a variety of hot, spicy, pungent, immune-supportive ingredients

• 1 glass quart jar with lid • 1 cup total of HOT stuﬀ (fresh grated organic ginger and/or horseradish root, chopped organic hot peppers such as jalapeños, habañeros, etc.) • 1 medium organic onion, minced • 10-15 cloves of organic garlic, crushed or chopped • Zest plus juice from 1 organic lemon • 1 T dried herb/spices like organic turmeric or 1-inch piece fresh turmeric root, grated • Organic apple cider vinegar to ﬁll your jar • wax/parchment paper (if you’re using a metal lid) & cheesecloth • raw, local, organic honey

copyright © 2016 Kristina Bauer/the untamed alchemist preparation • Chop, mince, shred, juice, and zest relevant ingredients. be careful to avoid burns with hotter items like peppers. (I highly recommend wearing gloves!) • Add all ingredients to your clean quart jar. Add organic apple cider vinegar to ﬁll. If your lid is metal, add a wax or parchment paper liner to avoid the vinegar reacting with the metal. • Cover tightly and shake well. • Set aside to steep in a cool, dark place for a month shaking daily to agitate.

copyright © 2016 Kristina Bauer/the untamed alchemist preparation (CONT’D) • At month's end, strain your ﬁre cider through cheesecloth. REALLY Squeeze the cloth to get all the goodness. use spent solids in other recipes or discard in compost.

• YOU CAN NOW BLEND WITH HONEY TO TASTE, STIRRING WELL TO MIX, TO HAVE PALATABLE FIRE CIDER READY AT HAND OR…

• BLEND SOME WITH HONEY FOR A DAILY “SHOT” AND set THE REST OF THE FIERY, UNSWEETENED INFUSION aside FOR USE IN OTHER RECIPES. • pour into a clean GLASS jar/BOTTLE & Store in the fridge for up to 3 months. copyright © 2016 Kristina Bauer/the untamed alchemist garlic

pungent

anti-infectious/antimicrobial expectorant immune-supportive revered for cold/ﬂu prevention & recovery

stimulating to the circulatory system celebrated for heart health

warming & drying choose organic heirloom varieties when you can

pungent

promote heart health reduce inﬂammation immune-supportive digestive aid

warming & drying

surprising source of vitamin C & ﬂavonoids

peel as little from the outside as possible: some of the best compounds are found there!

anti-infectious/ antimicrobial anti-inﬂammatory stimulating & expectorating anti-nausea digestive support carminative analgesic

warming

antimicrobial/antibacterial immune-boosting antioxidant blood mover stimulating expectorant

warming & drying

fresh grated horseradish is insanely powerful—it releases mustard oil as you cut it. protect yourself accordingly!

pungent stimulating & expectorating immune-supportive analgesic rubefacient antioxidant blood mover jalapeños warming & drying habañeros ghost peppers include seeds & veins in your ﬁre cider - wear gloves when carolina reaper preparing! cayenne

liver-supportive carminative antioxidant alkalinizing astringent

drying

it’s important to use organic lemons, especially since you’ll be using both juice juice & rind and rind: conventional citrus fruits are heavily sprayed!

pungent & bitter

analgesic carminative antispasmodic blood mover modulates inﬂammation liver-supportive

warming & drying

to facilitate bioavailability of the curcumin in turmeric, always consume turmeric with black pepper—the piperine content facilitates curcumin uptake

traditional use = a daily spoonful! try adding a shot to fresh juices/smoothies.

• add fresh chopped lemongrass & lots of green onions

• substitute cayenne pepper INSTEAD OF FRESH HOT PEPPERS (watch the heat! this gets intense!!)

• use MASALA chai spices (WHOLE GREEN cardamom, CLOVE, CORIANDER SEEDS, BLACK PEPPERCORNS, STAR ANISE, PLUS FRESH GRATED GINGER ROOT)

• add cumin, coriander seed, chipotle powder & jalapeños

• the ﬁery mary

• ﬁery salad dressing

• bone broth

• ﬁery marinade & barbecue sauce

• ﬁre slaw

• stir ﬁre

1-2T of your hot and spicy ﬁre cider adds big zing to a traditional Bloody Mary

Standard base ingredients: bloody mary mix, tomato juice, or V8 Worcestershire hot sauce celery salt salt, and pepper (vodka, if you're into that)

shake it up more: add some carrot juice & a pinch of chipotle powder.

Garnish with celery, olives, pickled veg, a lemon slice, pepperoncini, or, if you're a meat eater, crispy peppered bacon.

copyright © 2016 Kristina Bauer/the untamed alchemist fiery salad dressing • 1 organic egg • 2 3/4 cup organic vegetable oil (try olive, avocado, or sunﬂower oil) • 1 cup organic ﬁre cider • 1/2 cup raw, local organic honey • 2 tsp salt • 3/4 tsp EACH dried black pepper, oregano, basil, garlic powder • 3/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce

Beat egg briskly in a stainless steel bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk the honey and ﬁre cider together. Add oil to egg slowly, alternating with vinegar/ honey mixture, beating constantly. (If you have an emulsifying stick blender or Vitamix, use it!) Add spices and Worcestershire; mix/stir well to blend. Refrigerate at least two hours before using; keeps up to two weeks.

copyright © 2016 Kristina Bauer/the untamed alchemist you need vinegar bone broth in homemade BONE For your best bone broth ever, BROTH to get the place bones in your stock pot full beneﬁt: and cover with water, measuring water as you go. vinegar helps pull When bones are covered, minerals from the add 4T to 1/2 cup ﬁre cider per gallon of water used. marrow, a process that Let the bones soak for at least one hour before adding other slows when the ingredients or beginning to heat. bones begin From there, commence as you heating up. typically would with your favorite bone broth recipe.

• 1/3 cup organic tomato puree • 3T organic ketchup • 1T brown sugar • 2T raw organic local honey • 1 clove organic garlic, minced or pressed • 1/4 cup ﬁre cider • salt & pepper

Stir all ingredients together in a large bowl. dip or baste meats (ribs, chops, wings, you call it!) to cover thoroughly with marinade. Let them marinate at least to hours up to overnight. Cook on the grill or under the broiler to desired done-ness.

copyright © 2016 Kristina Bauer/the untamed alchemist fire slaw • 1/4 organic red cabbage, thinly shredded • 2 carrots, halved and thinly sliced • 2 organic radishes, thinly sliced • 1 organic fennel bulb, thinly sliced • 1 organic tart apple (such as Granny Smith), cored and thinly sliced • 2T ﬁre cider • juice of 1 organic lime • 2T raw local honey • 1T organic canola mayonnaise • Salt & pepper

In a large bowl, whisk together fire cider, lime juice, local honey, and mayonnaise until smooth and well blended. Add sliced cabbage, carrots, radishes, fennel bulb, and apple; toss until well blended. copyright © 2016 Kristina Bauer/the untamed alchemist stir fry with fire cider CHOOSE YOUR favorite fresh ORGANIC veg and chop. [think baby bok choy, heirloom carrots, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, snow peas, & water chestnuts.] prepare your meat/tofu, if using, in uniform slices/chunks. Heat your wok to sizzling. Add one TABLESPOON EACH: sesame or coconut oil, coconut aminos/soy sauce, and fire cider plus one teaspoon sweet chili sauce. Stir fry meat/tofu until desired done- ness. Remove MEAT/TOFU from wok. Keep wok sizzling hot and add two more tablespoons fire cider to wok before adding in veggies and stirring FRESH ORGANIC VEG + MEAT/TOFU + vigorously. OIL/FIRE CIDER/CHILE SAUCE & SOY DON’T OVERCOOK THE VEG! OR COCONUT AMINOS/ = serve over delicious Asian noodles. FIRE FRY copyright © 2016 Kristina Bauer/the untamed alchemist tradition not trademark

“It was great to see Fire Cider, as well as many of my other favorite recipes, gain in popularity. That was the whole idea; to transform America ~ and our health care system ~ one kitchen at a time, through herbalism! .”

–rosemary gladstar

Rosemary’s ﬁre cider story

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QUESTIONS?