Homemade Cough Syrup

  • Prep Time: 5 mins
  • Total Time: 20 mins
  • Servings: 8
  • About This Recipe

    “Just a little something to get rid of that tickle in the back of your throat.”

    Ingredients

  • 4tablespoonsglycerine
  • 4tablespoonscognac
  • 4tablespoonshoney
  • 3lemons( juice)
  • Directions

  • Mix ingredients to-gether in a saucepan and simmer 15 minutes then bottle.
  • Take 2 tsp.
  • every 4 hours.
  • Reviews

  • “Not for the kiddos…but it will help when OTC just isn’t calming a cough…I’ve always know this recipe with whiskey and no glycerine (lol-nickname “hillbilly cough syrup) but let me just tell ya…I had to do this a couple nights ago because I wasn’t getting to sleep after 2hrs of coughing…We have no whiskey on hand…in fact-only alcohol in the house was a bottle of Bacardi 151 (a “gift” from a friend-that has BARELY been touched it’s so strong)…So…honey…lemon…151I had to add it to juice (I only made a single dose) it was so strong-but knocked the cough out long enough for me to go to sleep.”

  • “I liked this.. well, it’s cough syrup and not my favourite tipple, so as long as it was reasonable tasting I was happy. The lemon is quite strong (I had some very juicy lemons) but the honey and Cognac balance things out a bit and I can’t stomach Cognac in it’s usual beverage form so that’s saying something. (Dh doesn’t mind this fact: more for him) I have had a low grade cold for the last 3 weeks with an annoying cough and after 3 doses I *seem* to indeed be having that irritable itchy “het hum” feeling in my throat a lot less. Next time I would add a little more honey to the mix (entirely personal preference) but I will persevere with the present one and see if I can beat this cough. Please see my rating system: an easy to make up recipe that will hopefuly make living with colds a fraction less frustrating. Thanks!”

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