Homesteader Honey

Ingredients

• 10 cups white sugar
• 1 teaspoon alum
• 3 cups water
• 2 1/2 cups red clover blossoms (a blood purifier)
• 1/3 cup dried chamomile (very calming and great for the stomach)
• 1/3 cup dried lavender (has many calming properties-too many to list)
• 1/3 cup dried red raspberry leaf (promotes womens health-especially during menses and childbirth)
• 2 tablespoons dried hibiscus flowers (can help high blood pressure and as an aphrodisiac)

Directions

1. 1

   Put water, sugar and alum together in a large pan and boil for ten minutes stirring constantly. Watch for any attempted boil overs.

2. 2

   Take off the heat.

3. 3

   Stir in your herbs and let steep for at least 3 hours.

4. 4

   Strain through a cheese cloth, throwing away herbs when done.

5. 5

   Reheat the honey to a boil and put in your jars.

6. 6

   all the herbs listed above have several other health promoting properties, I have just listed a couple.

7. 7

   Enjoy!