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This page will probably always be a work in progress... check back periodically.....   These are either food or Traditional/Historical use recipes.  We make no medical claims,  just state how they have been used....
 
 
 

Oil of Garlic -     Take several cloves/buttons of garlic (6 thumb joint sized cloves is good) and crush/chop so that lots of inner garlic will be exposed.   Put in pint canning jar.  Cover 1 inch over the top with OLIVE OIL.   Take a piece of cotton cloth or cheese cloth and rubber band over the top.    I keep mine on the kitchen counter and swish it around at least 2x per day.    It can be used as early as 6 hours after starting, but hits it's best at 3 days and later.     
 
A few drops in an achey or infected NON PERFORATED ear,  then placing a cotton ball in the opening so the garlic stays in is beneficial.  Can be used with very small children as well as adults.    Good for animal ears as well, including lamancha dairy goat ears where infection can be a problem at times.  Can be rubbed on chests- the oil only, not the garlic chunks and on feet bottoms.   Garlic chunks can blister skin, never use them staight on skin.
 
This also tastes REAL good as a butter substitute on a baked potatoe or in salad dressing YUM.
 
Hippocrates said "Let your medicine be your food, and your food be your medicine".  There you go.....

Probiotics-  Rejuvelac- for human or creature use....
 
If you have had antibiotics or any medications, Candida (you need a full plan for Candida- just the Rejuvelac by itself won't work) or times of stress on your system,  then you will want to make some Rejuvelac to replentish the flora in your digestive tract.
 
Take a 1 quart canning jar (or other clean glass jar).  Fill 1/3 full with WHEAT berries  (must be untreated and not radiated) from your health food store.   Cover that with DISTILLED water to the top of the jar.    SIt on your kitchen counter for 24 hours unlidded.  
 
Pour off that water.    Refill with more Distilled water and let sit another 24 hours.  (It can take a bit longer in cool winter months).   It is ready when you see bubbly foamy stuff on it.  This is your probiotic.  Strain it off and drink and share with family members :).        
 
Now refill the jar with the once used berries and more distilled water.   Sit 24+ hours.   Use.    You can do this one more time for a total of 3 sets of Rejuvelac from one set of wheat berries.  This is almost free and will provide dozens of flora,  not just a storebought few in a jar....

Throats - even has been used for Strep....     take 2 to 4 cloves of garlic FRESH (not jarred, pilled...) and chop up fine.  Add to 1 Tbsp of RAW honey,   and also add 1/4 tsp of cayenne.     Now take this every 30 to 60 min you are awake- swallow and do not wash down- you want it sitting in your throat.    Every time you drink liquids be sure and replace the honey mix.   Remember that cleaning up your diet and cleaning your body of toxins will remove the things that bacteria and viruses can feed on...
 
 
 

Sprouted Wheat Porrige
 
1/2 to 1 cup whole wheat berries (or emmer/spelt/barley) make sure they were not irradiated or they are dead.  sprout a few in a jar first to check.
 
Pour in thermos the night before,   add hot distilled water and cover berries about 4 inches over the top.
 
The next day, rinse berries in colander (they are now sprouted)
add to a pan on the stove on gentle head with almond or soy milk until warmed through.
 
Take off burner or woodstove,  and 1/4 tsp vanilla extract per seving,    raw nuts, cinnamon, raw coconut and maybe raw honey and serve in bowels.
 
YUM.  You will find that the sprouted grain is sweet- you have released the grape sugars in it.

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