How to Prepare Essiac Liquid Extract
- 1). Blend all of the herbs together in a large mixing bowl with a long-handled spoon.
- 2). Measure out 1 cup of the herbs.
- 3). Place the remaining herbs in a 16-oz. glass jar with a lid and store them in a dry, dark place for later use.
- 4). Pour two gallons of distilled water into a four-gallon stew pot.
- 5). Put the pot on a stove burner with the heat set on high.
- 6). Bring the water to a rolling boil.
- 7). Put the cup of herbs in the water and put a lid on the pot.
- 8). Boil the herbs on high for 10 minutes.
- 9). Shut off the stove.
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Sit the stew pot on a cold burner and stir the contents with the long-handled spoon to keep them from sticking to the sides of the pot. - 11
Recover the herbs and let them sit overnight for 10 to 12 hours. - 12
Reheat the pot until the Essiac extract is steaming, but do not let it boil. - 13
Shut off the stove and sit the pot on a cold burner for a few minutes. - 14
Have someone hold a large colander over the top of an empty four-gallon stew pot. - 15
Pour the Essiac extract into a colander to strain it. - 16
Sit a funnel in the mouth of a sterilized 16oz glass canning jar. - 17
Use a ladle to transfer the extract from the stew pot into the glass jar. - 18
Sit the lid atop the jar but don't secure it. - 19
Repeat Step 17 and Step 18 until all 16 glass jars are filled. - 20
Let the jars sit and cool to room temperature - 21
Screw on the lids to all the jars. - 22
Store the jars in a dark, cool place.
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