Pam, it's easy to see your pride and happiness and LOVE when looking at your daughter! 🙂 I really like this information about honey and infusions. Thank you!
I'll share one thing with you. I got Shingles and watched a few videos on You Tube, Dr. Eric Berg, in particular, and I went and got some 100% Pure Lavender Essential Oil and put it Directly on the little pimple like bumps - it seems to create a Barrier, as well as begins to Dry it up. It went almost completely Away and then tried to come back, so I repeated the same 'method', but Added, BENEDRYL taking orally, and this did it, but it took about 2 1/2 weeks and I continued with the Lavender Until it was COMPLETELY dried up. So, I'm a Big believer in Lavender Oil..
I did this last year but I grated the ginger, filled about a 1/2 inch on the bottom of the jar then filled the rest with honey. I would turn it upside down every day for a week to help spread the ginger.
I love this information about honey infusions! I also will use honey as a “throat soothing” option. Elderberry is an excellent remedy! I take them as a vitamin supplement for COVID prevention. Your daughter made an excellent point that her customers sometimes will use her botanicals for VINEGAR infusions as well. Rosemary + lemon is also a common antiseptic combination you could add to DIY vinegar cleaners for an extra 1-2 grime killing punch 😀
Working my way through your video library…. I made Vanilla Infused Honey today. Cannot wait to try it! And make other variations! Saving this video ! Thank you both! 🌹
How wonderful to meet your Daughter Pam! She resembles in so many ways. How proud you must be….What a great way to flavor honey. I wondered how it was all done. ❤️
Just a thought, I can’t see too well what’s going on inside the jar, but would it be any easier to pour a little honey into the jar, then add the herbs/spices, & then more honey? My thought is perhaps the additives would not get “glued” to the bottom making it more difficult to incorporate.
Great video Your daughter has beautiful hair And one day she will appreciate what a wonderful ‘ahead of her time’ lovely woman she was gifted to have as a Mother I use honey as a medicine in some cases Honey is used in many hospitals and clinics in Europe. And some in America also In these cases it is used for burns, wounds, and chronic non healing bed sores, diabetic and cubital ulcers Honey has pain relieving anti inflammatory properties In addition honey will pull a wound back together remarkably well I had a man who cut the palm of his hand with a broken wine glass while working in a restaurant He had nicked an artery and was losing blood rapidly A serious situation We were far from the nearest city /hospital I requested jar of honey Put handfuls of honey into the wound, bandaged, elevated and iced the hand The mans face showed relief as the honey relieved the mans pain Two hours later we arrived at an ER As soon as the nurse scrubbed the honey from the mans hand the pain returned Much to my amazement the bleeding had completely stopped & the wound had already begun to knit together The ER Doctor was insisting on surgically reopening the wound to stitch it (in case the wound was unhealed within the deeper tissues, the dr said) The man was frightened & asked my advice I explained that the dr was slightly in error.. a-body heals from the inside out, and that he knew the honey brought relief & healing Sutures are very uncomfortable when healing & always leave a scar. And the fees for sutures would be a week of his pay But, he was 19, a man, so he must decide He decided to forgo the sutures and we returned to our car where I slathered on more honey, bandages and ice The pain Relief after application was obvious Two hours later we dropped the man at his home He promised to check in and let me know how he was progressing the next day or so Two days later he called to tell me he had no pain , had slept well He told me he could see there would be only a faint scar at worst And was very grateful for the medicinal benefits of honey A bee makes only 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime of daily hard work Truly a remarkable gift from Mother Nature to man
I've just enjoyed this segment so much! Thank you for sharing. ... When my mother was still alive, we were often blessed with her homemade Elderberry pies...such a treat and sadly missed. One ingredient that she put in her pies was cloves... 4 cups of berries to 4 cloves ... I thought that you and your daughter might enjoy testing the infusions for a interesting change. Blessings to you all Sharin
Absolutely terrific video. Thank you both so much. I used to make cosmetics on a very small scale, and did a lot of research. I learned how important it is to prevent water from entering products - such as face creams, and how it can cause a lot of problems for the product. My interest has been piqued about infusing honey with various fruits and spices, but due to my past research I felt uncomfortable with the idea of (as one example) mixing fresh ginger with honey. Of course that would be OK for the very short term, but as a principle I felt that it could be problematic. So your video was a breath of fresh air. In future I will stick to dried herbs and fruits ... and will look for ways to dry these in the sun before use. Many thanks for the very informative and entertaining video. You make a great team.
The garlic does increase the water content, which is why it ferments when you do it. Fermenting means you have to “burp” it every once in a while and stir or shake it to get the garlic coated in honey if it’s floating. The longevity of the honey goes way down to a couple years, but the medicinal properties go up with the fermentation process. I wouldn’t heat up the honey though. Unless it’s incredibly stiff. There’s not as much risk as you’re thinking. As with any other ferments, it’s very easy to tell if it has gone bad. It’ll smell so bad, you couldn’t trick someone into eating it and getting sick.
I am so excited to make some of these for christmas gifts. I also keep bees and just love sharing gifts from the hives. Thank you so much...great video
Your daughter is just as beautiful as her mother. Thanks for sharing so much of your knowledge with us. I never have to even wonder if your recipes are safe. Merry Christmas to you all.
Thanks for sharing, love this information. I love honey.. I will try both honey and vinegar infusions. I have to add that I am new to the prepper community and have watched a lot of different videos. I must say you give good detail and information to what you are doing. I appreciate that, it helps a great deal. Blessings to you and your family.
I love all of the infusions you did, but the orange/ginger/pepper is my favorite. I was wondering, in the sense of not wasting anything, if the infusion ingredients could be reused in another jar of honey. Or would they have lost their potency? The honey sticks are so cool! I enjoyed seeing you and your daughter working together and having fun!
Great question! The herbs impart most of their flavor to the honey so it is unlikely that they would have enough left for a second round. Thanks for your comments. It is always fun to work with my children and grandchildren in the kitchen whenever I get the chance!
These look delicious! Thank you and your family for sharing your knowledge with all of us. If you don't mind, I have a question and maybe even a suggestion for a future video. My grandma used to store different nuts in honey, and we loved to drizzle some on our morning oats when we slept at her house. I've been thinking about doing the same for long-term storage, but I'm unsure how safe it is. I'm also not sure if roasting the nuts beforehand would increase shelf-life. As a final note, I want you to know that I love all your videos. They're amazingly detailed and packed with so much knowledge. Thank you, Rose! ❤️
Love this! I have never infused honey except for garlic honey - and now I am wondering if I should be using dehydrated garlic? I will certainly be trying some of these other flavors. I do make grape mead and what I call shingles mead. Lemon balm, chamomile, lemon grass, and plantain (weed/ground cover, not banana type). Shingles is a malady I regularly suffer from. All these herbs are proven to assist in shingles recovery, and surprising, you can find studies proving this on NIH website! Thank you and Cindy for this really informative video.
Thank you for putting thus upvI gave worked with herbs over the years poking forward to makungcsimw of these I made the finger ayurp and used it in sweet pototoes it was awesome it works well with ham also
I just discovered your channel and omg I'm inlove right away! I binged watch your videos while working and feels like I'm talking to my grandma. For this particular video, looks like just a normal bonding of a mother-daughter. So fun to watch and very informative. Thank you!
My goodness your daughter looks so much like you! Wonderful video, I’d love to see some recipe ideas for these. You can also infuse honey with garlic, it’s interesting bc there’s chemicals in the garlic that make the honey liquidy. Great for basting or brushing on pizza.
Thank you--I will tell her. She will get a kick out of that because we are so different in personality! Interesting about the garlic! I will pass that on to her as well.
Miss Pam, love the idea of infused honey!!! And I love the idea of the honey sticks!!! Excellent gift idea!! And great for just squeezing in your mouth, in your tea, or other hot beverage!!! Excellent video!! SO nice to meet/see/be introduced to your daughter!!! I have to check out her site and order some herbs!!! Thanks again for the video!!
Very good presentation thank you it's fun to see a mom and a daughter. Just for information sake Cooked elderberry seems to be safe, but raw and unripe fruit might cause nausea, vomiting, or severe diarrhea. Not sure what temperature I think you have to have your elderberries brought to a boil
Very informative video. I am interested in making vanilla bean infused honey as I grow Madagascar vanilla beans. Most of the what I have read shows to use the whole bean, scraping out the caviar. You made a good point here about not altering the water content. The vanilla beans are dehydrated but still pretty juicy. Should i dry them cracker dry or just use the bean? Thank you.
So after the fermentation is complete and you strain the honey into a new jar, how long would it last before going bad in that jar, and what is the proper way to store them? Thank you.
What if I've had my honey infusing for like 4 years, is it ok to strain and use now? I want to make some cough syrup. I have one infusing with cinnamon, ginger powder and cayenne. I have another with dried elderberries and another with dried Thai chilies. Alot of cough medicine recipes out there use lemon juice and whiskey in them. What do you think about that?
Thank you for the great information! On the honey stick: have you tried those plastic welders? I am wondering if that would work? On the elderberry, how does the honey eliminate the toxin? When I make elderberry syrup its important to cook first to rid of the toxin. Lastly; what is the longest you could leave the dried herb in the honey?
Thank you Pam for sharing. We have wondered about storing fresh herbs in honey for some time now. This video has answered our concerns. From now on we will be using dried herbs. We are going to make the elderberry honey and the orange, ginger & red pepper honey. How long do you let them sit marinating in a dark cupboard? Using the dried herbs one wouldn't have to store the final product in the fridge? Jo
Yeppers, great gene pool. Your daughter is beautiful too. ❤ I love love that she says..."according to folk lore", because, that exactly what it is. Trying to convince people that it's ll just something they like, is impossible, with all of the sale, agenda based, information thats out there. I'm definitely going to try orange ginger. I've done orange cinnamon, and love it. Great ideas and information. Thank you for sharing. 😁👍🏻❤
Hi Cyndi! Hi Pam and Jim! I enjoyed this infusing honey with herbs and/or spices. I've always been interested in herbal medicine. I'm fixing to check out your online shop. Everyone please stay safe 💜🙏😎
Would it be possible to infuse honey with organic garlic, would you have to dehydrate the garlic or can you put the raw crushed or cloves of garlic in the honey.
I was wondering if you like to use herbals in teas and in food as medicine, because I do. Then I found this video. I have known better ;-) I'm inspired to do more honey infusions. I grow my own herbs and botanicals for spice blends, infusions, oxymels etc. Your daughter has inspire me. Oh, and I just loved your reaction to the aroma of the savory blend. Awesome. Another thing, your daughter's hair, wow! My daughters have curly hair. They get it from their father side of the family because I have very little curl in mine. So yeah, love Cindy's long beautiful hair.
Hello! Thank you for posting this video, I made this infused honeys and with every batch I have been having the same situation: herbs go to the top of the jar. I would like to know how to you handle the fact that the herbs inside the honey keep going to the top of the jar and don’t stay within the honey. Thanks you for your response
I am attempting to infuse with vanilla pods but there is a tiny bit of moisture in them. I'm hoping it's safe if I use within about 3 months. I have a fear of botulism. I'm definitely going to try some of your ideas, thanks! I'm absolutely obsessed with honey and my family thinks I'm nuts lol.
Another wonderful video! I did make some of these it has been a week, after 4 weeks of infusing and I am finished straining them can I do a second infusion with the herbs or do you think they will be spent? Thank you Pam
I buy my honey from an artisan producer here in Edmonton. It is unpasteurized honey. Why does it become hard? Yours is liquid and pour well. My liquid at the beginning, then rapidly (few weeks) become hard. Do you know why is that? I bought lost of honey, because it last for ever and also it is a food with all the nutrients in it and I believe that in case of catastrophe, we can leave on it alone with water. It has the Amino Acid, the fat, the enzyme, vitamines, minerals and obviously the glucose. I love and share all your videos.
All pure honey crystalizes--that is one way you can tell it is pure honey. You can liquefy it several ways. We liquify ours by placing a cloth in the bottom of a saucepan, filling it about half way with water, and placing the jar of crystalized honey in the water on the cloth. Don't let the water boil, but simmer gently until the honey is liquid again. Avoid doing it in the microwave or oven. If honey gets too hot it loses all that good nutrient value.
I love your channel and I like this video about infusing herbs with honey. I have a question… I heard you mention about using a lavender in an infusion. I’ve not sure about this, but I don’t think you can infuse lavender because of the high volatile oils meaning making it to strong to take aa a fusion. do you know anything about that?
Hello just an idea. The brand name cinnamon sticks you used are probably not real cinnamon but cassia. Bilberries for eyes could be good too. Thank You
The “your father smelled of elderberries” I thought was a reference to elderberry wine, meaning he was an alcoholic. The mother comment hamster I think might be that she had lots of children.
Your daughter has such beautiful hair. Love mother and daughter projects, I'm going to have to try some of those. I will also be checking out her website, I've been looking for elderberries. Have a nice day 👩🏽🌾🙏🏽🧡💚💜💖
@@RoseRedHomestead it was. And thank you for passing on your important home survival skills. It's knowledge that should be used and passed on. But it isn't. And if it wasn't for people like you all of it would be lost. I can't wait to start giving it a try. As soon as I can gather up the equipment. Your a beautiful lady thank you and God Bless you and your family.
Produced in your hives? I searched through your videos and haven't found any how to and what to do videos on raising bees. Think you might make a video on how you established your bee hives and what you planted around them to keep them happy?
Thanks for your request. As we have aged, it became more difficult for us to work the hives. Jim has a shoulder replacement and I can no longer lift those 80 lb. supers full of honey! Last summer we gave the last of our hives to our children, so that is why you haven't seen any. Beekeeping is only a fond memory for us now. I did a lot of research on best plants for bee forage in this area, but I am not sure it would be useful elsewhere.
Hello! So glad to have found your channel! I have a question, do dried elderberries need to always be made into a syrup? I didn't know that you could use dried elderberries u thought they were toxic if you didn't boil them? I'm asking because I want to make an infused elderberry honey for the kids without always having to make the actual syrup? Also, I am having a hard time wrapping my head around straining honey I realize that it needs to be heated up but my local health food store sells honey that is so hard, it doesn't pour out or anything. I am learning to make tinctures and cannot use alcohol because my husband is a recovered alcoholic and I also do not want my kids consuming alcohol. I have been using garlic (fresh) in apple cider vinegar is that ok??
I don't know much about line of preparation. I do know about honey, however. I was a beekeeper for 40 years. To infuse honey with elderberries, the berries must be completely dry first. Warming the honey helps it pour better and helps the flavor of the berries infuse the honey better. But just don't get your honey to hot!
@@RoseRedHomestead I do love thiss presentation but please be careful with elderberry. It must be cooked to kill the toxins. I know you can't eat elderberry without getting sick. I do make mu own syrup and tinture but would be careful with the infusion.
Hello, thank you for the video. It was lovely. Would you or Katie recommend us to infuse the honey with fresh peeled garlic cloves? I heard that will be good for increasing our immune system.
@@RoseRedHomestead with all due respect fresh is always best Honey is full of peroxide & kills any pathogens Garlic loses its antimicrobial properties when it is processed in any manner
I have a book that is called preserving with honey (instead of sugar) I preserved peaches with it. Is it an issue to do such a thing? Thanks for sharing, your honey ideas..
About how much elderberry was needed for a 1/2 pint jar? Also how much cinnamon and spice did you use? How long did you want before straining? Do you end up straining all of them? Thanks!
We used about a tablespoon in 4 oz of honey, so you can calculate from there. I set them in our south window for a few days so the sun could warm them during the day and we strained them after maybe about a week. Thanks.
Thanks for all this information I’m going to try to infuse thc in honey 🍯 . So I can add it to tea ☕️ or make some edibles for pain & to help me sleep 😴 💤 What are some of things you use your honey for ?
I did not see a follow up video, did the Elderberry turn the honeys color?? Did the Passion mix with the Hibiscus and Rose petals change the honeys color??
I wonder if real true cinnamon which is what I prefer to use, (Ceylon) not the typical store type, Cassia (which if overused may cause health problems due to higher amounts of coumarin) might be a better choice for infusion?
When infusing how does the internal pressure not become to high inside the jar? I'd like to start infusing canola oil, and olive oil and that's what I'm concerned about the most
Glad I kept hitting fast forward to see the honey sticks. I use the heat of my glue gun head to seal them a candle will also work. You can do this alone not needing two people to do this simple project ~ SMH! Ha ha that was funny when mom noticed one of the straws didn't seal she put them all back into her shot glass. LMAO
I was going to infused fresh ginger in honey but saw this video first. Thank you so much for the educated tip
Pam, it's easy to see your pride and happiness and LOVE when looking at your daughter! 🙂 I really like this information about honey and infusions. Thank you!
I was just about to comment that! I love seeing that.
I always enjoy all your videos but seeing you here with your lovely daughter was quite a treat. I can't wait to do my own infused jars of honey!
I'll share one thing with you. I got Shingles and watched a few videos on You Tube, Dr. Eric Berg, in particular, and I went and got some 100% Pure Lavender Essential Oil and put it Directly on the little pimple like bumps - it seems to create a Barrier, as well as begins to Dry it up. It went almost completely Away and then tried to come back, so I repeated the same 'method', but Added, BENEDRYL taking orally, and this did it, but it took about 2 1/2 weeks and I continued with the Lavender Until it was COMPLETELY dried up. So, I'm a Big believer in Lavender Oil..
Thanks for sharing.
Knowing Cindy is your daughter made me love her even more. Absolutely lovely ladies. Love from England ❤🙏
I did this last year but I grated the ginger, filled about a 1/2 inch on the bottom of the jar then filled the rest with honey. I would turn it upside down every day for a week to help spread the ginger.
Awww! I'm just watching this and realizing that your daughter is named after your sister. How sweet! 💗
🤗 You are the only one so far that has noted that! Thank you!
Perfect teaching chemistry. Those infusion combinations sound great. this information was delivered in an easily digestible way.
Glad it was helpful!
I love this information about honey infusions! I also will use honey as a “throat soothing” option. Elderberry is an excellent remedy! I take them as a vitamin supplement for COVID prevention.
Your daughter made an excellent point that her customers sometimes will use her botanicals for VINEGAR infusions as well.
Rosemary + lemon is also a common antiseptic combination you could add to DIY vinegar cleaners for an extra 1-2 grime killing punch 😀
Working my way through your video library…. I made Vanilla Infused Honey today. Cannot wait to try it! And make other variations! Saving this video !
Thank you both! 🌹
How wonderful to meet your Daughter Pam! She resembles in so many ways. How proud you must be….What a great way to flavor honey. I wondered how it was all done. ❤️
Thanks so much. We are lucky that she lives close by!
That passion blend sounds like a good one!
Just a thought, I can’t see too well what’s going on inside the jar, but would it be any easier to pour a little honey into the jar, then add the herbs/spices, & then more honey? My thought is perhaps the additives would not get “glued” to the bottom making it more difficult to incorporate.
Great video
Your daughter has beautiful hair
And one day she will appreciate what a wonderful ‘ahead of her time’ lovely woman she was gifted to have as a Mother
I use honey as a medicine in some cases
Honey is used in many hospitals and clinics in Europe. And some in America also
In these cases it is used for burns, wounds, and chronic non healing bed sores, diabetic and cubital ulcers
Honey has pain relieving anti inflammatory properties
In addition honey will pull a wound back together remarkably well
I had a man who cut the palm of his hand with a broken wine glass while working in a restaurant
He had nicked an artery and was
losing blood rapidly
A serious situation
We were far from the nearest city /hospital
I requested jar of honey
Put handfuls of honey into the wound, bandaged, elevated and iced the hand
The mans face showed relief as the honey relieved the mans pain
Two hours later we arrived at an ER
As soon as the nurse scrubbed the honey from the mans hand the pain returned
Much to my amazement the bleeding had completely stopped & the wound had already begun to knit together
The ER Doctor was insisting on surgically reopening the wound to stitch it (in case the wound was unhealed within the deeper tissues, the dr said)
The man was frightened & asked my advice
I explained that the dr was slightly in error.. a-body heals from the inside out, and that he knew the honey brought relief & healing
Sutures are very uncomfortable when healing & always leave a scar. And the fees for sutures would be a week of his pay
But, he was 19, a man, so he must decide
He decided to forgo the sutures and we returned to our car where I slathered on more honey, bandages and ice
The pain Relief after application was obvious
Two hours later we dropped the man at his home
He promised to check in and let me know how he was progressing the next day or so
Two days later he called to tell me he had no pain , had slept well
He told me he could see there would be only a faint scar at worst
And was very grateful for the medicinal benefits of honey
A bee makes only 1/12 of a teaspoon of honey in its lifetime of daily hard work
Truly a remarkable gift from Mother Nature to man
Thanks for your comments.
I just did a Star Anise and vodka tonic. I will try mixing Star Anise with honey. Star Anise is good for respiratory issues.
Your daughter is beautiful from the inside to the outside! She must take after her daddy, and a touch of you too!
I've just enjoyed this segment so much! Thank you for sharing. ...
When my mother was still alive, we were often blessed with her homemade Elderberry pies...such a treat and sadly missed. One ingredient that she put in her pies was cloves... 4 cups of berries to 4 cloves ...
I thought that you and your daughter might enjoy testing the infusions for a interesting change.
Blessings to you all
Sharin
You are so welcome! Thanks! Jim
Oh I just loved this, your daughter is so cute and speaks so clearly and calmly.
Thank you so much! She is a high school teacher with lots of class! Thanks for watching.
U should also do goldenrod in honey as well dear it's a must try it has so many benefits ❤❤
Absolutely terrific video. Thank you both so much. I used to make cosmetics on a very small scale, and did a lot of research. I learned how important it is to prevent water from entering products - such as face creams, and how it can cause a lot of problems for the product. My interest has been piqued about infusing honey with various fruits and spices, but due to my past research I felt uncomfortable with the idea of (as one example) mixing fresh ginger with honey. Of course that would be OK for the very short term, but as a principle I felt that it could be problematic. So your video was a breath of fresh air. In future I will stick to dried herbs and fruits ... and will look for ways to dry these in the sun before use. Many thanks for the very informative and entertaining video. You make a great team.
English: Tanks for telling us about your research and long-term concerns regard infusion. Thanks for watching our channel. Jim
The garlic does increase the water content, which is why it ferments when you do it. Fermenting means you have to “burp” it every once in a while and stir or shake it to get the garlic coated in honey if it’s floating. The longevity of the honey goes way down to a couple years, but the medicinal properties go up with the fermentation process. I wouldn’t heat up the honey though. Unless it’s incredibly stiff.
There’s not as much risk as you’re thinking. As with any other ferments, it’s very easy to tell if it has gone bad. It’ll smell so bad, you couldn’t trick someone into eating it and getting sick.
I am so excited to make some of these for christmas gifts. I also keep bees and just love sharing gifts from the hives. Thank you so much...great video
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching.
Your daughter is just as beautiful as her mother. Thanks for sharing so much of your knowledge with us. I never have to even wonder if your recipes are safe. Merry Christmas to you all.
Thank you so much! Merry Christmas to you and your family as well.
Thanks for sharing, love this information. I love honey.. I will try both honey and vinegar infusions. I have to add that I am new to the prepper community and have watched a lot of different videos. I must say you give good detail and information to what you are doing. I appreciate that, it helps a great deal. Blessings to you and your family.
Elle: You are so welcome. Jim
I love all of the infusions you did, but the orange/ginger/pepper is my favorite. I was wondering, in the sense of not wasting anything, if the infusion ingredients could be reused in another jar of honey. Or would they have lost their potency? The honey sticks are so cool! I enjoyed seeing you and your daughter working together and having fun!
Great question! The herbs impart most of their flavor to the honey so it is unlikely that they would have enough left for a second round. Thanks for your comments. It is always fun to work with my children and grandchildren in the kitchen whenever I get the chance!
These look delicious! Thank you and your family for sharing your knowledge with all of us.
If you don't mind, I have a question and maybe even a suggestion for a future video. My grandma used to store different nuts in honey, and we loved to drizzle some on our morning oats when we slept at her house. I've been thinking about doing the same for long-term storage, but I'm unsure how safe it is. I'm also not sure if roasting the nuts beforehand would increase shelf-life.
As a final note, I want you to know that I love all your videos. They're amazingly detailed and packed with so much knowledge. Thank you, Rose! ❤️
Thank you so much. I have never heard of nuts in honey before! I will look into that.
Nuts in honey? This is Haven on Earth, i will look to make that too 😍
Thoroughly enjoyed this, watching mom and daughter. the honeys look fabulous.
Thanks so much. We had a great time making this video.
Love this! I have never infused honey except for garlic honey - and now I am wondering if I should be using dehydrated garlic? I will certainly be trying some of these other flavors. I do make grape mead and what I call shingles mead. Lemon balm, chamomile, lemon grass, and plantain (weed/ground cover, not banana type). Shingles is a malady I regularly suffer from. All these herbs are proven to assist in shingles recovery, and surprising, you can find studies proving this on NIH website! Thank you and Cindy for this really informative video.
Thank you for putting thus upvI gave worked with herbs over the years poking forward to makungcsimw of these I made the finger ayurp and used it in sweet pototoes it was awesome it works well with ham also
I just discovered your channel and omg I'm inlove right away! I binged watch your videos while working and feels like I'm talking to my grandma. For this particular video, looks like just a normal bonding of a mother-daughter. So fun to watch and very informative. Thank you!
Thank you so much!! And welcome aboard.
My goodness your daughter looks so much like you! Wonderful video, I’d love to see some recipe ideas for these. You can also infuse honey with garlic, it’s interesting bc there’s chemicals in the garlic that make the honey liquidy. Great for basting or brushing on pizza.
Thank you--I will tell her. She will get a kick out of that because we are so different in personality! Interesting about the garlic! I will pass that on to her as well.
@@RoseRedHomestead hope you didn’t kicked her out for real 😅… am been sharing around why we need to have 30 or 60 children 👶😜
Miss Pam, love the idea of infused honey!!! And I love the idea of the honey sticks!!! Excellent gift idea!! And great for just squeezing in your mouth, in your tea, or other hot beverage!!! Excellent video!! SO nice to meet/see/be introduced to your daughter!!! I have to check out her site and order some herbs!!! Thanks again for the video!!
You are so welcome! Thanks for your comments.
Very good presentation thank you it's fun to see a mom and a daughter.
Just for information sake
Cooked elderberry seems to be safe, but raw and unripe fruit might cause nausea, vomiting, or severe diarrhea. Not sure what temperature I think you have to have your elderberries brought to a boil
Thank you for your comments. Jim
I have found my Christmas presents I will make this year, thank you so much 💐
You are welcome 😊. That is great!
Thank you for taking the time to teach and make this video.
Glad it was helpful!
Your lovely daughter was a nice addition to your channel and I'm looking forward to checking out her site.
Thank you so much!
Very informative video. I am interested in making vanilla bean infused honey as I grow Madagascar vanilla beans. Most of the what I have read shows to use the whole bean, scraping out the caviar. You made a good point here about not altering the water content. The vanilla beans are dehydrated but still pretty juicy. Should i dry them cracker dry or just use the bean? Thank you.
So after the fermentation is complete and you strain the honey into a new jar, how long would it last before going bad in that jar, and what is the proper way to store them?
Thank you.
Yum these all sound so delicious 😋 Rosemary & Lemon 🍋 💜 I love lavender
They were fun to put together, too!
Just found your channel, and I am in love. Do you have the measurements for each infusion?
What if I've had my honey infusing for like 4 years, is it ok to strain and use now? I want to make some cough syrup. I have one infusing with cinnamon, ginger powder and cayenne. I have another with dried elderberries and another with dried Thai chilies. Alot of cough medicine recipes out there use lemon juice and whiskey in them. What do you think about that?
I just love you. Information is unbelievably useful and Ty again
I very rarely comment on videos, but I must say I loved everything about this video❤
So glad you liked it and thank you for your comment.
So lovely.. thank you for your beautiful informative video
You are welcome.
Great job...thanks for the great ideas...will be doing some soon...I was thinking of trying a mullein honey one..
Thank you for the great information! On the honey stick: have you tried those plastic welders? I am wondering if that would work? On the elderberry, how does the honey eliminate the toxin? When I make elderberry syrup its important to cook first to rid of the toxin. Lastly; what is the longest you could leave the dried herb in the honey?
Thank you Pam for sharing. We have wondered about storing fresh herbs in honey for some time now. This video has answered our concerns. From now on we will be using dried herbs. We are going to make the elderberry honey and the orange, ginger & red pepper honey. How long do you let them sit marinating in a dark cupboard? Using the dried herbs one wouldn't have to store the final product in the fridge? Jo
Jo: A couple of weeks. Jim
Yeppers, great gene pool. Your daughter is beautiful too. ❤ I love love that she says..."according to folk lore", because, that exactly what it is. Trying to convince people that it's ll just something they like, is impossible, with all of the sale, agenda based, information thats out there. I'm definitely going to try orange ginger. I've done orange cinnamon, and love it. Great ideas and information. Thank you for sharing. 😁👍🏻❤
Thank you so much for the infusions!!! Very informative!!!
How long do you let the infusion set be for you strain it and rebottle it ?
Hi Cyndi! Hi Pam and Jim! I enjoyed this infusing honey with herbs and/or spices. I've always been interested in herbal medicine. I'm fixing to check out your online shop. Everyone please stay safe 💜🙏😎
Thanks
Would it be possible to infuse honey with organic garlic, would you have to dehydrate the garlic or can you put the raw crushed or cloves of garlic in the honey.
I was wondering if you like to use herbals in teas and in food as medicine, because I do. Then I found this video. I have known better ;-) I'm inspired to do more honey infusions. I grow my own herbs and botanicals for spice blends, infusions, oxymels etc. Your daughter has inspire me. Oh, and I just loved your reaction to the aroma of the savory blend. Awesome. Another thing, your daughter's hair, wow! My daughters have curly hair. They get it from their father side of the family because I have very little curl in mine. So yeah, love Cindy's long beautiful hair.
Thank you for your comments.
Hello! Thank you for posting this video, I made this infused honeys and with every batch I have been having the same situation: herbs go to the top of the jar. I would like to know how to you handle the fact that the herbs inside the honey keep going to the top of the jar and don’t stay within the honey. Thanks you for your response
Do you flip the jar daily for 2-3 weeks then when time is up is when you heat it to strain the herbs out?
I have no idea how Cindy managed to keep her beautiful long hair from getting all sticky from the honey!
I am attempting to infuse with vanilla pods but there is a tiny bit of moisture in them. I'm hoping it's safe if I use within about 3 months. I have a fear of botulism. I'm definitely going to try some of your ideas, thanks! I'm absolutely obsessed with honey and my family thinks I'm nuts lol.
Store it in the fridge which would discourage bacterial growth and yes, use it up quickly.
Another wonderful video! I did make some of these it has been a week, after 4 weeks of infusing and I am finished straining them can I do a second infusion with the herbs or do you think they will be spent? Thank you Pam
Thanks for the tips!!!! Love from Guam
I buy my honey from an artisan producer here in Edmonton. It is unpasteurized honey. Why does it become hard? Yours is liquid and pour well. My liquid at the beginning, then rapidly (few weeks) become hard. Do you know why is that? I bought lost of honey, because it last for ever and also it is a food with all the nutrients in it and I believe that in case of catastrophe, we can leave on it alone with water. It has the Amino Acid, the fat, the enzyme, vitamines, minerals and obviously the glucose. I love and share all your videos.
All pure honey crystalizes--that is one way you can tell it is pure honey. You can liquefy it several ways. We liquify ours by placing a cloth in the bottom of a saucepan, filling it about half way with water, and placing the jar of crystalized honey in the water on the cloth. Don't let the water boil, but simmer gently until the honey is liquid again. Avoid doing it in the microwave or oven. If honey gets too hot it loses all that good nutrient value.
Bravo Ladies well done. I learned something knew here today thanks to you guys.
I love your channel and I like this video about infusing herbs with honey. I have a question…
I heard you mention about using a lavender in an infusion. I’ve not sure about this, but I don’t think you can infuse lavender because of the high volatile oils meaning making it to strong to take aa a fusion. do you know anything about that?
Hello just an idea. The brand name cinnamon sticks you used are probably not real cinnamon but cassia. Bilberries for eyes could be good too. Thank You
Can you use freeze dried herbs rather than dehydrated?
I want to try these. Thank you!
Can you use fresh garlic? Or does everything need to be dehydrated? Love the video. The straws would make great gifts.
Looking forward to infusing honey but I think I’ll support my local beekeepers for the honey sticks, lol. 😉
I’m going to try this! 😊
The “your father smelled of elderberries” I thought was a reference to elderberry wine, meaning he was an alcoholic. The mother comment hamster I think might be that she had lots of children.
Not sure what you mean.
Your daughter has such beautiful hair. Love mother and daughter projects, I'm going to have to try some of those. I will also be checking out her website, I've been looking for elderberries. Have a nice day 👩🏽🌾🙏🏽🧡💚💜💖
Thank you so much!
Its very informative. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you--and thanks for watching.
Great stuff
You remind me of my aunt Rose. I lost touch with her many many years ago.
Hope it was a happy reminder!
@@RoseRedHomestead it was. And thank you for passing on your important home survival skills. It's knowledge that should be used and passed on. But it isn't. And if it wasn't for people like you all of it would be lost. I can't wait to start giving it a try. As soon as I can gather up the equipment. Your a beautiful lady thank you and God Bless you and your family.
thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with us!
My pleasure! Thanks for watching.
Thank You 😎 God Bless 🕊️🙂
Produced in your hives? I searched through your videos and haven't found any how to and what to do videos on raising bees. Think you might make a video on how you established your bee hives and what you planted around them to keep them happy?
Thanks for your request. As we have aged, it became more difficult for us to work the hives. Jim has a shoulder replacement and I can no longer lift those 80 lb. supers full of honey! Last summer we gave the last of our hives to our children, so that is why you haven't seen any. Beekeeping is only a fond memory for us now. I did a lot of research on best plants for bee forage in this area, but I am not sure it would be useful elsewhere.
Hello! So glad to have found your channel! I have a question, do dried elderberries need to always be made into a syrup? I didn't know that you could use dried elderberries u thought they were toxic if you didn't boil them? I'm asking because I want to make an infused elderberry honey for the kids without always having to make the actual syrup? Also, I am having a hard time wrapping my head around straining honey I realize that it needs to be heated up but my local health food store sells honey that is so hard, it doesn't pour out or anything. I am learning to make tinctures and cannot use alcohol because my husband is a recovered alcoholic and I also do not want my kids consuming alcohol. I have been using garlic (fresh) in apple cider vinegar is that ok??
I don't know much about line of preparation. I do know about honey, however. I was a beekeeper for 40 years. To infuse honey with elderberries, the berries must be completely dry first. Warming the honey helps it pour better and helps the flavor of the berries infuse the honey better. But just don't get your honey to hot!
@@RoseRedHomestead
I do love thiss presentation but please be careful with elderberry. It must be cooked to kill the toxins. I know you can't eat elderberry without getting sick. I do make mu own syrup and tinture but would be careful with the infusion.
I was wondering if before discarding the dried herbs if you've ever tried using them twice?
Hello, thank you for the video. It was lovely. Would you or Katie recommend us to infuse the honey with fresh peeled garlic cloves? I heard that will be good for increasing our immune system.
My recommendation would be to use dehydrated garlic instead of fresh, which could spoil in the honey. Thanks for the question.
@@RoseRedHomestead with all due respect fresh is always best
Honey is full of peroxide & kills any pathogens
Garlic loses its antimicrobial properties when it is processed in any manner
Yes queen, this was so useful for me. Thank you!
LOL! You are so welcome.
That dark honey looks sooo tasty!
It really is!
I have a book that is called preserving with honey (instead of sugar) I preserved peaches with it. Is it an issue to do such a thing? Thanks for sharing, your honey ideas..
No it is not an issue. You can use honey as a sweetener.
Could you do a video infusion with vanilla beans?
About how much elderberry was needed for a 1/2 pint jar? Also how much cinnamon and spice did you use? How long did you want before straining? Do you end up straining all of them? Thanks!
We used about a tablespoon in 4 oz of honey, so you can calculate from there. I set them in our south window for a few days so the sun could warm them during the day and we strained them after maybe about a week. Thanks.
Wonderful video, What was the results from your experiment? Which was your favorites? We have bees and would love to try this!
Thank you! I really love the cinnamon spice best, but the ginger orange red pepper is wonderful as well. You will have to try this!
Thanks for all this information I’m going to try to infuse thc in honey 🍯 . So I can add it to tea ☕️ or make some edibles for pain & to help me sleep 😴 💤 What are some of things you use your honey for ?
We use it mostly for sweetening herbal teas.
How long will these last on the shelf?
How are the elderberries dried? Dehydrated?
Miss Pam, I love the special jars you used to pour the infusion material and honey into. Please tell me where I can get some of these please!!!!
We got those on Amazon. www.amazon.com/gp/product/B016MDAAJ4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
@@RoseRedHomestead Thank hou SO much, did not know if these jars could be used for canning purposes, whether water bath or pressure canning.
I did not see a follow up video, did the Elderberry turn the honeys color??
Did the Passion mix with the Hibiscus and Rose petals change the honeys color??
They did not turn color. I was surprised!
Thank you and your lovely daughter so much for this video. So many ideas to try. I get raw honey from my neighbor, so I can give these a try.
Thank you for your comments. Let us know how your raw honey experiments go.
What part of the orange did you use? Thank you
Dried orange peel.
I wonder if real true cinnamon which is what I prefer to use, (Ceylon) not the typical store type, Cassia (which if overused may cause health problems due to higher amounts of coumarin) might be a better choice for infusion?
Thanks for the tip.
Hello! I'm new on a channala :) Where can I look at the exact amount of spices for honey mixture? Thanks a lot
We did not do an exact measure of the herbs and spices--just estimated what would taste the best. Thanks for watching.
@@RoseRedHomestead ok, thank You 😊
Can you use any of these in your eyes to improve eyesight?
No.
@@soundsnags2001 Anything else that can be used as eyedrops to improve eyesight with?
Is it okay to use honey with sour taste??(sweet sour taste)
Most of the time, you should throw it away. That indicates fermenting. Jim
Love it! As always!
Yay! Thank you!
No. The pyramid "honey" was a dried residue.
When infusing how does the internal pressure not become to high inside the jar? I'd like to start infusing canola oil, and olive oil and that's what I'm concerned about the most
Infusing oils or honey does not create any internal pressure. Here is a safe way to do it: extension.umaine.edu/publications/4385e/
Glad I kept hitting fast forward to see the honey sticks. I use the heat of my glue gun head to seal them a candle will also work. You can do this alone not needing two people to do this simple project ~ SMH! Ha ha that was funny when mom noticed one of the straws didn't seal she put them all back into her shot glass. LMAO
So glad you enjoyed it.