OLD FASHIONED HOREHOUND COUGH DROPS

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Want to make your own cough drops? I thought ya'll might like this. I like to use herbs and wild edibles.

Provided by Sharon123

Categories     < 60 Mins

Time 55m

Yield 20 small squares

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/4 cup horehound leaves
2 cups water
honey
2 cups sugar
1/8 teaspoon cream of tartar
confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Boil the horehound leaves in the 2 cups water for 10 minutes; discard leaves.
  • Add twice as much honey as the remaining liquid and stir the mixture smooth.
  • Then blend 2 cups of sugar with 1/8 tsp.
  • of cream of tartar in a saucepan, and add the honey-horehound mixture.
  • Stir over medium heat until sugar melts.
  • Then lower flame and continue stirring till a dollop of the candy forms a hard ball when dropped in cold water.
  • At that point, pour syrup into buttered baking dish and cut into small squares as candy begins to harden.
  • Finally, roll in confectioners sugar and then granulated sugar and store in airtight containers.

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