We consume a lot of oranges in the winter. I hate to see the peels go to waste with all their health benefits. Fresh- the peels can be candied, chopped and put into a fruit cake, added to a mulling spice mixture, simmered for potpourri or used in an oxymel. An oxymel is an infusionContinue reading “Orange Peel Oxymel”
Category Archives: Oxymels and Fermented Drinks
BLACK CURRANT and Thyme Oxymel
It is always exciting to find and experiment with something new. I made three oxymels this year, each using a different type of fruit-oranges, currants, and hawthorn berries. An oxymel is an infusion of herbs into vinegar and honey (see also shrubs, kvass, kombucha, switchels and other similar fermented “sodas”/drinks ). Plants easily give upContinue reading “BLACK CURRANT and Thyme Oxymel”