Homemade Herbal Cough Drops
Powdered herbs
1 cup sugar, or honey
^_1/3 cup light corn syrup, or honey
1 ^_1/2 cups water
Powdered sugar, for easy handling

1. Steep your preferred soothing herbs in 1 _^1/2 cups of water to make a tea.

2. Mix sugar and corn syrup with tea. Cook over low heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils.

3. Continue boiling without stirring until the mixture begins to crystallize; reduce heat. Wash away crystals from the side of your pan with a damp cloth.

4. Remove from the heat after a few minutes. Drop some of the mixture from the tip of a spoon onto a greased surface. Allow to harden and cool completely before removing. Roll the candies in powdered sugar and wrap in waxed paper for storage.