What is Fermented Lemon Honey?

Fermented Lemon honey is a wonderful medicine to keep in your fridge for cold and flu season or to add to your daily tea as an immunity booster. It is exactly what it sounds like, honey and lemons that are fermented. Honey is a natural preservative and has wonderful soothing and immunity-enhancing properties. Lemon juice is also immunity-boosting and can aid in digestion. Fermentation adds a long shelf life to the lemons and beneficial gut-boosting bacteria. It is a wonderful food to keep in your fridge for emergencies and daily use. 

How to Make Fermented Lemon Honey

Fermented lemon honey is a great medicine to have on hand when a scratchy or sore throat arises. It doesn’t take long to make and keeps well in the fridge for a long time. Take a few minutes and make it today!

Tools Needed:

• 1 or 2 Half Pint Glass Jars with Lids
• Knife
• Cutting Board

Fermented Lemon Honey Ingredients:

1/2c-3/4c Raw Honey

1-2 Organic Lemons

*You can purchase the supplies & ingredients in our shop!

Directions for Fermented Lemon Honey:

1. Slice Lemons thinly and about 1-2 lemons into a clean half-pint jar. 
2. Pour honey over the lemons and fill the jar about ¾ of the way. The lemons may float so make sure the honey won’t overflow when the lemons are pushed down when the lid is put on. 
3. Seal with the lid and leave on your counter in a darker cool place for up to 14 days. Burp the jar and swirl it daily. Once it is to the level of fermentation you like place it in the fridge. Consume the fermented honey and lemon juice daily as a sickness-preventative, a throat soother if you have a scratchy throat, or add to hot tea when you are not feeling well. It is also great to add to savory dishes!

Written By: Jessica Call