Supercharged Herbal Fire Cider Recipe (2024)

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Why did fire cider go out of business? ›

Much of Shire City's lifespan was consumed by a yearslong trademark dispute over the company's ownership of the term “Fire Cider.” Shire City filed for the trademark in 2012, inadvertently stoking the ire of the herbalist community, which claimed that the term was a generic descriptor for a traditional folk remedy and ...

Here's the catch: There's no evidence that fire cider actually works — or that it does much of anything at all really.

Fire Cider Dosage

Take a shot of fire cider or 1-2 tablespoons daily for a potent punch of immune system support and increase that dosage to 3 times a day to use it as a natural remedy to help fight off common cold symptoms.

Cider Sickness

This bacteria ferments sugars in the same way as yeasts, but it also produces many acetaldehydes which can be detected by its smell- similar to lemon and banana skins. Acetaldehyde also combines with the tannin present in cider and gives off a milky haze, turning the cider thin and bland.

In response to the news of the trademark in 2014, herbalists came together to form a FreeFireCider movement, have asked natural food stores and shoppers to boycott Shire City Herbals' version, and filed suit with the U.S. Trademark and Patent Office arguing that the trademark should be canceled because “fire cider” is ...

The next year, Shire City fired back with a trademark infringement lawsuit against Blue, Langlier, and Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine director Nicole Telkes and sought a declaratory judgment to validate its ownership of the Fire Cider name.

Unpasteurized honey may contain bacteria and toxins that may be harmful to a fetus or young child. To be sure that fire cider is safe for them, people who are living with digestive or metabolic disorders, are pregnant, are nursing, or are taking medications should consult a doctor before consuming it.

The Herbal Academy's fire cider recipe uses fresh herbs, so we recommend refrigerating the final preparation and using it within 6 months. If you are using dried herbs, your fire cider can be stored in a cool, dark pantry for up to 1 year. However, if you have the space, refrigeration will keep it fresher for longer.

It can be stored either at room temperature (just make sure it's in a cool, dark place away from the sun) or in the refrigerator. Fire cider should last about 6 months at room temperature and up to 1 year in the fridge. Before each use, give the fire cider a good shake.

This popular herbal remedy, made from simple, raw ingredients that many of us use to cook with every day, is a combination of immune boosting herbs, roots, and peels steeped in vinegar. The good stuff to know – it's reported to be anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-viral, a decongestant, and circulation boosting.

Can I reuse my fire cider ingredients? ›

The strained pulp can be dehydrated and used as one heck of a spice mix, or used to make a second batch of fire cider. Just place the pulp back into the original jar and top with apple cider vinegar to restart the process.

Fire Cider is anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and anti-fungal, and it's a great decongestant. Fire Cider also supports digestion and is anti-inflammatory.

Dehydrate it and throw it in soups and stews. Make raw dehydrated “crackers” Use it as a Nacho topping. Add it to bone broth.

Fire cider should last about 6 months at room temperature and up to 1 year in the fridge. Before each use, give the fire cider a good shake. This helps redistribute all the flavors and ingredients that may have settled at the bottom.

Bluish/green garlic can sometimes happen when making fire cider. The color change is caused by a reaction between enzymes and sulfur-containing amino acids in the garlic (the same enzymes are responsible for garlic's flavor) along with the acid (in this case vinegar).

After a five year battle, “fire cider” is free from trademark restrictions and is officially considered a generic term, which means no one can own it — it belongs to all of us, and all are free to make and sell fire cider as they chose.

The ingredients include horseradish, turmeric, and vinegar, which all have strong roots as herbal remedies. However, there's not much research to support their use. Fire cider has minimal side effects. So, if you enjoy the drink, there's no reason to avoid it.

Shire City Herbals, a maker of apple cider vinegar tonics, has shut down.

In the early 1980's she formulated what is now colloquially known as Fire Cider or Master Tonic.