After wanting to make some Super Tonic (Cold, Flu, and Plague Preventative), we finally did that this afternoon.

Earlier this year (January), I used one of the Dr. Schulz "shot" sized portions when I first started to feel yucky and it appeared to do the trick. Before that in September, I ignored the same type of feelings because I was too lazy to run out for a bottle of Echinacea, and I spent three days in bed, totally wiped out. As soon as I realized my folly, I did get some Echinacea... so after the three days of misry, I was pretty well back to normal, instead of spending additional days half under the weather. So these cures do work.

We made the Super Tonic in a one-gallon round apothecary jar. Don't know how to shake that, but I presume stirring several times a day will yield the same results. And of course, we were three days past the New Moon.

What had held me back from making it before was a caveat regarding processing the Horseradish in the house. We finally ground it in the house in a Cusinart food processor, so the fumes were contained. Just don't get your nose to close when you transfer the mash.

Also, like the saying goes, this is not rocket science. For example, we found organic garlic, but the bulbs were rather small, so I just added five heads instead of the three the recipe called for. And as you may know, the easy way to peel garlic is to lay it on a cutting board, place a flat stainless tool over it, and hammer same with your fist. The garlic clove squashes and the inside pops out. Real time saver there.

Bottom line. I'm not sure how much juice will result from this one gallon batch of mash, but I'd hate to think what it would cost retail. The entire batch cost as follows: 


$ 2.24 20 Habaneros (probably not Organic)
$ .99 1 Lb Yellow Onions (organic)
$ 6.49 1 Lb. Hawaiian Ginger Root (Organic)
$ 6.00 1.5 Lbs Horse Radish (Organic? Unsure)
$ 2.98 Garlic (Organic)
$11.38 2 bottles Bragg's Organic Apple Cider Vinegar
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30.08 TOTAL for the one-gallon batch

After filling the large jar about 3/4 full and then pouring in the vinegar, all the particles sort of separated and floated, so there's not any clearly discernable line where the mash stops and the excess liquid begins.

Sources report that Horseradish has no insect pests, so maybe they don't apply pesticides. I bought several pounds and saved all crowns, which I will be planting in a couple days. So from now on we'll have organic horseradish. Oddly, although we bought all the ingredients from two Natural Foods stores, neither had organic Habaneros.