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Amish Cough Syrup Recipe - Step 5

Amish Cough Syrup

Amish Cough Syrup, also known as Snake Juice, is an old-fashioned homemade cough syrup recipe that is used to help calm coughs, soothe sore throats, and curtail congestion.
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Ingredients
  

  • 1-2 Onions
  • 2-4 Lemons
  • 1 Pint Honey
  • 1 Pint Peppermint Schnapps
  • 1 Pint Blackberry brandy

Instructions
 

  • Slice onions and lemons.
  • In an air-tight glass container, create alternating layers of onions and lemons.
  • Pour the honey over the layers of onions and lemons.
  • Pour both liquors over the onion, lemon, and honey mixture. 
  • Close the container and let the mixture sit at room temperature for 3 days. After 3 days, the cough syrup will be ready to use.