Cold & Flu Bombs 🍃💣 Your future self will thank you for these! We are all well aware of the looming cold & flu season. As it inches its way closer, we are stocking our herbal pantries with strong allies like elder, echinacea, ginger, and thyme, among others. That’s the thing about cold season though—you can have things in stock, but just never know when illness will strike. Oftentimes, when it does, we just seem to feel too under the weather to truly take care of ourselves. This recipe will remedy that! Prepare these Cold & Flu Bombs ahead of time and have them on hand to knock that cold out! Combining immune-stimulating herbs that promote lymph flow like elder (Sambucus canadensis) flower, strong anti-nausea and anti-inflammatory kitchen allies like ginger (Zingiber officinale) rhizome, and supportive nervines to calm and relax a wound-up system like chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) flower will be just what you need in times of need 🤧 The video shows a step-by-step of the process and below is the recipe to follow along. INGREDIENTS ✨ 1⁄4 inch, peeled organic fresh ginger ✨ 2 tablespoons elder flower ✨ 1 tablespoon chamomile ✨ Sliced lemon wedges ✨ 2 cups filtered or spring water DIRECTIONS 🍂 Add the peeled sliced ginger and the elderflower to a pot, along with 2 cups of spring or filtered water. Allow them to simmer covered for 10 minutes. 🍂 Turn off the heat and add in the chamomile, cover the pot again and allow to steep for an additional 5 minutes. 🍂 Strain out the herbs and reserve the liquid. 🍂 Using an ice cube tray or silicone molds like these, place a small lemon wedge in each opening. 🍂 Lastly, pour the cold and flu tea into the tray and let it freeze. When you are feeling under the weather, simply take a Cold & Flu Bomb out of the freezer and place it in a mug. Pour hot water over it and watch it melt into a delicious and supportive drink. The wonderful thing about these is the alchemy of reactivating the diaphoretic actions of the ginger and elderflower when you pour the hot water over the ice cubes. Plus, you still get a good percentage of the beneficial volatile oils! Stay well friends 🌿💛