I can't believe I haven't posted this before. I have been using this syrup for at least 15 years. Yes, before babies. My husband hates it, but he too swears by it's glorious benefits, and he takes it when he's feeling ill. He actually named this syrup mom's "Witches Syrup." It fits, for a whole bunch of reasons. And so, here's more about moms Witches Syrup.
This is a homemade "old world" cough syrup that is so super effective. My Babcia used to make it for my mom and her kids because in a small European Polish village you can't run to Walgreens. So this was the local DIY fix it cure she would make for coughs, colds, runny noses, and all things illness.
Actually she made another ugly nasty tasting version that my mom tells horror stories of. Instead my mom shared this recipe and I confirmed with grandma.
Ugly Version #1
Grandmas ugly version starts with a Polish Classic „Kogiel Mogiel." Simple ingradients found in every old world kitchen: beat one raw egg yolk, add sugar (or honey). Then optionally add onion and garlic. Notice no real measurements here. Use what you have and make the most of it is the old world way.
And then the ultimate cooking sin, my grandma added warm milk. So even if the warm milk doesn't sound yucky, the experience of my uncles and aunts was . . . Grandma would let this recipe sit, and yes the thin layer of 'milk skin' would form. And yes, her kids had to take this with the milk skin layer and all. Yuck, ick, grossness.
Ugly Version #2
Another version of this old world homemade cough cure is starting with heating butter in a pot. Add whole milk, and warm but not boil (but I'm sure it did get boiled in Grandmas kitchen). To the milk butter base add onions and garlic. Simmer as long as 15-20 mins. Then drink the milk „broth" — with the onions and bits strained out.
I think both these above versions of the recipe didn't suit me. The milk skin forming was a no go, and the second version wasn't as tasty or quick to drink. Also, and this is a big piece of the „healing pie," I don't think our processed pasteurized milk in the USA has the same natural health benefits of the farm fresh milk my grandma got from the cow in her backyard.
Anti-Viral and Anti-Bacterial Benefits of Onions and Garlic
I won't go into the natural antiviral and anti bacterial benefits of onions and garlic, but they are tremendous, research them and you'll see it too.
Add the benefits of honey - you know that honey is also a natural way to "quiet coughs."
We take all this goodness and put it in one glass container, and let it start to ooze it's natural syrupy goodness for us to enjoy.
My son had started coughing last winter. I started my homemade onion syrup and gave him 2 teaspoons in the am and pm. His cough stopped The. Exact. Same. Day, mostly because we caught it early enough.
Grandma's Magic Homemade Cough Syrup that works to get rid of coughs, Becomes Moms Witches Syrup.
This picture shows the start of the syrup and what the base recipe looks like.
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| Grandma's Magic Homemade Cough Syrup that works to get rid of coughs Becomes Moms Witches Syrup |
Leave on the counter for as little as 20 mins to start to see syrup. Or put it in the fridge overnight and it will have formed lots of syrup. Also, you can keep it on the counter the first night/day and then put it to the refrigerator.
Store in the fridge for 3-5 days with every new batch. Use as needed.
For kids:
((only for kids over the age of 2 years old since they cannot have honey. With kids 2 years old and under, use plain white sugar instead of honey.))
We take 2 teaspoons 3x a day. (If they hate the taste just have them pinch there nose and chase with a sip of orange or apple juice. Only a zip so you don't drown the syrup in juice and instead let the stomach and body absorb its natural benefits.
For adults:
Take 2 tablespoons 3x daily. I also add as a sweetener to my tea when Im sick to keeping pumping it in me.
Keep this syrup potent and fresh::
Potency is important. When someone is getting sick I would make a fresh batch. And it can be used for 3-5 days when stored in the fridge. That way you get the most anti-viral benefits from the fresh ingredients.
As for the taste
Okay, so if you do not like the flavor of onions or garlic, then no matter how much sugary stuff you add, the taste will take getting used too. If the taste is too strong I would just add more honey or sugar to your recipe. And try again.
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Let's Get Started
Moms Witches Syrup Ingredients::
— 1 large onion, peeled and sliced thin in 1/8" slices.
— 3-8 garlic pieces (use what your tastes allow). Peeled and sliced thin. I also slam with the side of a knife to release its essence.
— Honey (organic, pure, no additives or other ingredients is best).
(( When making this for kids under 2 years old, So Not Use Honey. Instead use white sugar.))
— OR alternative to honey is pure white sugar or natural cane suagr. Approximately 1-2 cups.
In a glass container, add one of the onion slices, then top with 1-2 Tablespoons honey or sugar, add next onion slice and some of the garlic, top again with honey or sugar.
Keep alternating slices of onion plus the garlic and add honey. Layer until the jar is full to the rim, and top with more sugar to the very, very top. Seal air tight. The onions will 'melt' as the syrup forms and the jar won't be full to the top. We use the glass jar and lid with rubber seal. But a simple jar and tightly closing lid works great!
Syrup will begin to form within a few minutes, with a first spoonful ready in 20 mins.
We keep it in the refrigerator for the 3-5 days, and take the syrup cold (helps with the flavor). I also add to my herbal tea in the evenings during winter.
Here is what it looks like when The Moms Witches Cough Syrup is starting to form:
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| Moms Witches Cough Syrup Grandmas Magic Homemade Old World Cure |
That ooey-gooey syrup is the "magic medicine" that forms. You will scoop up this syrup by the spoon full. Unless you like raw onion, don't eat the onions or garlic. ((I however do eat the juicy small oniony bits.))
Enjoy often in the cold season. We do!
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