This easy homemade cough syrup recipe makes a cough remedy that is great to make if you run out of the store bought cough syrup or if you just prefer something where you know all of the ingredients.
I like to keep recipes on hand for alternatives for important things in case I run out of them. I tried making this easy homemade cough syrup recipe a few years back. I personally like this cough remedy better than the store cough syrup because I like how it works better. It is super easy to make with ingredients you already have at home.
This easy homemade cough syrup recipe is from volume 2 of our cookbook:
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Wirh the cayenne pepper doesn’t it burn?
Not really being mixed with the honey and everything else but like any medicine sometimes you need to just quickly swallow a spoonful to get better.
Thanks for this recipe , we really need a lot of cough remedy during winter. One more question: how long could I keep it befote using?
It should keep quite awhile because none of the things in it really spoil and have a long shelf life.
Does it need to be refrigerated ? Does it need to be reheated each time one uses it?
Yes I would put it in the fridge. It will keep for a month to 6 wks. in there but you can freeze part of it too if you want too. You don’t need to reheat it but I would let it set out for a few minutes just to come to room temp.
Do I need to refrigerate it or can I just leave it out after making it ?
You really don’t need to unless you will not be using it right away. A few days sitting out won’t hurt it because none of the ingredients that are used in it need to be refrigerated.
I personally wouldn’t keep in the fridge. Honey crystalizes when refrigerated, and both honey and vinegar are shelf stable with a life of forever. The spices also don’t really go bad, they just lose potency, but since honey itself helps coughs, it shouldn’t hurt anything.