Fire Cider!: 101 Zesty Recipes for Health-Boosting Remedies Made with Apple Cider Vinegar by Rosemary Gladstar

Fire Cider!: 101 Zesty Recipes for Health-Boosting Remedies Made with Apple Cider Vinegar Reviews

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  Robyn

  If you don't know anything about vinegar, then this book is THE one of your dreams!
  
  Did you know... that vinegar helps the body balance blood sugar? If you have diabetes and don't take insulin, 2 tablespoons at night and your blood sugar is lowered... or you can drink it mixed with water before a meal...
  
  I know that I give it to my goats when they show anemic and tummy issues... whip out the "red cell" and Apple cider vinegar and they get right!
  
  It fights infections, helps you lose weight, reduces leg cramps, sore throat, stuffy nose, and tummy issues (but be careful... it might be too much acid), and helps reduce fat mass. You can make it yourself.. it is fermenting things like apples.. which is better for you because it is not a purified as commercial products.
  
  So it it full of recipes to make your own.. can't wait to try it..
  
  4 stars
  
  Happy Reading!
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  Dee Arr

  For the uninitiated (like me), “Fire Cider!” contains more than enough information to allow anyone to become knowledgeable about fire cider vinegar and its healing (as well as its cooking) uses. While I had heard of drinking apple cider vinegar, this was my first introduction to a dazzling number of recipes and the potential remedies each contained.
  
  Chapter 1 helps bring us newbies up to speed, providing a history of fire cider and a few other recipes that have been passed down through the ages. I found the chapter interesting, and it gave me a foundation to help with the rest of the book. Chapters 2 and 3 explains why the author is listed as Rosemary Gladstar and Friends. There are pages and pages of recipes and suggested uses, written by folks who have been active in the herbal remedy community (there is a list and short bio of each contributor in the back of the book).
  
  Cooking with Vinegar and Fire Cider is the title of Chapter 4, which is a mini-cookbook showing how easy it is to introduce fire cider into your life by making it a part of your meals. Salad dressings, jerk sauce, tartar sauce, hummus, even soup and chili – there are enough recipes here to satisfy everyone’s taste buds. And when dinner is over, there are even recipes for cocktails (yes, I am talking about adult beverages).
  
  I thought it was a nice touch to include a metric conversion chart. As recipes should have the correct proportions, this will enable folks to achieve the correct measurements no matter where they live. The festive drawings which are included on many of the pages give the book a free spirit aura, and are a good match for the subject. The recipes are well-described, making it easy for anyone to follow the recipe. If you are interested in herbal remedies or would like to add to your list of recipes, this is a great book. Five stars.
  
  My thanks to NetGalley and Storey Publishing for a complimentary advance copy of this book.
  
  
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  Alicia Bayer

  First of all, congratulations to Rosemary Gladstar and the other herbalists for the end of the ridiculous legal battle that has been dragging on for years about the name Fire Cider. They won this month and I am so happy for them. For those who don't know, the fantastic and legendary herbalist Rosemary Gladstar has been teaching people how to make fire cider for literally decades and she coined the name for it. It has been a generic term for a well loved remedy that herbalists around the world have made since the late 1900's. Then a couple of people bottled their own recipe, filed a trademark for the name and then proceeded to file injunctions against anybody who used the name that those folks had been using for their products for years, a name this company had stolen from Rosemary and then sued her for using. This has dragged on for years and a judge has finally ruled that they had no right to copyright the term and it is once more fair use for all.
  
  You sort of have to know that bit of a back story to appreciate why you'd want over a hundred recipes for fire cider and goodies made from fire cider. It also helps to know what a fantastic gift Rosemary Gladstar has been to the herbal community, and how fire cider is just a really fantastic remedy.
  
  This book goes into the history of fire cider, a bit about the lawsuit, and the benefits of apple cider vinegar. It then goes into Rosemary's original recipe and dozens of others from herbalists around the country and the world. Some add ingredients like elderberries and hibiscus to the standard ingredients (horseradish, onions, citrus, etc.). The last chapter has recipes for salad dressings, cocktails and other goodies incorporating fire cider.
  
  The book is vibrantly illustrated with colorful, happy art throughout. It's wacky, happy, wonderful and friendly, like Ms. Gladstar.
  
  This is a book that celebrates the generosity and goodness of the global community of herbalists, especially that of Ms. Gladstar. It's as exuberant and colorful as she is. I plan to buy a copy for my kitchen counter. I have to admit that elderberry syrup is my standard remedy (along with some raw garlic on the side for some ailments). I'm an elderberry book author, after all, and elderberries generally serve me well all on their own. I can also make elderberry syrup up in under an hour, with no need to steep it for weeks like fire cider (incidentally, in my elderberry book I credit Rosemary Gladstar for her basic elderberry syrup recipe that sold me on elderberries all those years ago). That said, I kept meaning to make fire cider and now I'm determined to start experimenting and finally do it. I'm excited to try some of these recipes and eventually settle on my own (of course I'll include elderberries), probably with lots of foraged healthful plants since we gather lots of those.
  
  I'm so glad Rosemary wrote this book, and so glad that common sense and the herbalist community prevailed in this law suit. This book is a great celebration of all that is good about herbal remedies and the folks who share them.
  
  I read a digital ARC of this book for the purpose of review.
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  Deanne Patterson

  Do you know benefits of fire cider — a spicy blend of apple cider vinegar, onion, ginger, horseradish, garlic, and other immune-boosting herbs? I knew about apple cider vinegar benefits but not the others. Many healthful recipes and potential health remedies from best-selling author and popular herbalist Rosemary Gladstar . Very informative book.
  Published October 15th 2019 by Storey Publishing, LLC
  
  I was given a complimentary copy of this book. Thank you.
  All opinions expressed are my own.
  
  
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  Kerstin

  This is a lovely collection of recipes, essays, poems, and the wisdom of home remedies.
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  Amber

  There are tons of recipes on the internet for free. This book had a lot of interesting background about the herbalists/hippies who created it and another couple who trademarked the name and produced their fire cider. Infusing herbs and healthy things in apple cider vinegar and letting it set on a shelf for 3-4 weeks. After that, strain out the liquid and add honey (not a bunch) to the liquid. They say to take a small shot daily for ailments such as colds, sore throats, and coughs. I think this would be a nice way to jazz up my ice water every day or add to a favorite herbal tea.
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  The Reading Hammock | Erin

  I bought this book for my dad, who's been dabbling at making his own fire cider for a year or so now, as a birthday present for later this year. Figured he wouldn't mind if I took a read through it first though! Lots of really cool recipes, loved t he variety and stories behind each one. And I learned something (re: the Fire Cider copyright lawsuits) and am glad to have supported an effort to keep this long-standing herbal tradition a free-to-use, common name!
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  Amy Kreydin

  I love this book! So many inspiring recipes for different ways to making fire cider and then ways to use it. I mean, salad dressings, chutneys, curries, what's not to love when you add some herbal vinegar to your cooking?!
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  Bonnie DeMoss

  I received a free copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.
  
  Fire cider provides a lot of interesting recipes for fermented apple cider vinegar drinks that help with various health issues. I plan on trying several of these. I enjoyed the illustrations and history of apple cider. If you are interested in fermentation, apple cider, natural living, and home remedies, you will enjoy this book.
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  Annie

  Originally published on my blog:
  Nonstop Reader.
  
  Fire Cider! is a new herbal based recipe book utilizing apple cider vinegar by
  Rosemary Gladstar (& friends). Released 15th Oct 2019 by
  Storey, it's 204 pages and available in paperback and ebook formats.
  
  This is an interesting book with some history, some folk wisdom, some chatty background (including some
  legal drama), and lots of recipes for making and using herbal tinctures and concoctions. The author has a chatty and inviting writing style which is accessible and fun.
  
  The book itself has a logical layout: introductory chapters (including the beginnings of the legal drama) are followed by a discussion of apple cider vinegar and its properties, the origins of fire cider, and some uses, recipes for fire cider and variations, variations such as oxymels tonics and such, and cooking with fire cider. The book also includes short contributor bios, a metric conversion chart, and an index.
  
  The recipes themselves are arranged with a title, the ingredients (given in American standard units) listed bullet style to the left of the sidebar, and step by step instructions. The ingredients are mostly familiar and easy to source at a grocery store, co-op, or farmer's market. There are many of the recipes which also include short bios or history about the contributors, which I generally found charming and entertaining. In fact, the entire book has a community feel with a lot of shared history and cooperation.
  
  As a denouement to the above-mentioned legal trademark wrangling, on 13th Oct 2019, the US district court in Massachusetts,
  ruled in favor of the originators of fire cider, and they successfully defended their right to use the name and that it should remain generic and usable by the community.
  
  The book is enjoyable, the recipes are varied and interesting. I also really enjoyed the art and graphics. They're informal and energetic. In fact, a lot of them remind me in a way of the graphics from that hippie icon from a bygone age, The Whole Earth Catalog.
  
  Four stars, I would wholeheartedly recommend it to folks who would like to try apple cider vinegar in their daily routines.
  
  Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
  
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  Lisa

  This book couldn’t have come at a better time for me as an advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review. Earlier in the day, I downed some of my elderberry tincture as my 3 year old granddaughter arrived with the sniffles. I knew I was on my last bottle and thought about ordering supplies to start this years batch before the “season” kicks in. I’ve always wanted to give Rosemarys Fire Cider a go but hadn’t gone any further than looking up a basic recipe she generously shares. This book is so much more! There are multiple variations of recipes provided by multiple contributors and I loved reading their backstory first to understand why they used the recipe they do. Most of them start out generally the same but each contributor adds a twist. Several formulations are provided from ciders to vinegars and tonics. There is also a section on recipes that use fire cider as an ingredient in them. (Hello, lavender vinegar!) What a fabulous reference for anyone who has ever wanted to boost their immunity with natural, time honored remedies!
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  sarah

  Borrowed this from the library so as to decide whether to buy it & cannot wait time get my own copy. I have heard of fire cider & been loosely following the court case, but this book really opens up the practice. As a beginning herbalist, the range of recipes is informative & inspiring. Those who have rated the book poorly either have no knowledge/interest in herbalism or do not fully believe in its benefits, which seems like a lack of information on their part vs. the quality of the book at hand. The best part about these contributing recipes is that there are so many versions depending on region that it’s almost impossible not to find one that suits you. I.E., fire cider is a very accessible herbal remedy & you can absolutely put your own spin on it. If the addition of “other” herbs makes you hesitant, do some additional research before adding them to learn about their benefits. Fire cider should be free for all.
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  Mary Dickerson

  Fun graphics and great information are the stars of this book. A collection of 101 recipes, as well as various uses for apple cider vinegar, history, folk wisdom and more.
  
  Although published under only one author, this book is rather a work of a community that shared their recipes to make this book possible. Each recipe includes a short bio, that gives credit to the author or keeper of that recipe. (I say, keeper because many times these recipes are actually authored by family members, like the proverbial grandma's secret recipe)
  
  A very informative book that goes beyond listing recipes. With fun graphics and an energetic writing style, this book is a wonderful resource for any kitchen or collector's library.
  
  It even includes a legal battle over the trademark of the name Fire Cider. Now a part of the colorful story of cider.
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  Malinda Jane

  The illustration and overall style was lovely and it was a fun read, but it seemed to me as though all the recipes were such slight variations on the same idea that it hardly warranted so many of them. I enjoyed the personal anecdotes, stories and ideas from the contributors, though. I found the history and uses of fire cider to be the most compelling parts of the book and wish it included more detail.
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  Taylor Friese

  Fire cider has a lot of potential as a culinary ingredient and is packed full of nutrients to help keep you healthy. HOWEVER this book makes a lot of claims (the curing skin cancer bit) and is full of anecdotal evidence and does little to support it. Yes make fire cider, yes do your shots, yes food and medicine are closely linked, but also talk to a (good) doctor if you have cancer... And get vaccinated.
  A lot of these recipes and stories get a bit repetitive.
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  Anne

  I tried a recipe from another source which turned out lousy so I'm intimidated by the process & ingredients.
  An issue with the ingredients is that I live in a very rural midwestern town and ready access to fresh versions of the ingredients is laughably bad. :(
  A few recipes sounded particularly interesting but they have nettles in them and I'm allergic to nettles.
  If I decide to try again this is the source I'd try.
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  K. LovesBooks

  Beautiful and Inspiring
  
  This book is perfectly timed for autumn crafting. I have a huge batch of traditional fire cider going, and I also made the electuary. Tomorrow I’m going to make the Hibiscus Pomegranate Orange recipe. Fantastic book full of great info, recipes, and history!
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  Tina Izguerra

  "Fire Cider!" is everything an apple cider vinegar enthusiast could ever want. The book contains over 100 recipes for how to create Rosemary Gladstar's original Fire Cider recipe and other various iterations. The recipes are foolproof and easy to follow, ultimately making it a great addition to any health enthusiast's cookbook library.
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  OnlyMagical

  I just picked up this book out for the library cause I like food books and this one had a pretty illustrations had really no idea what it wss about didn’t even read the summary but omg the world is small. I actually took a class course with one of the contributors of a recipe very happy to learn more about fire cider and I looked it up the did win the lawsuit
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  Annarella

  It's the first book I read by this author and won't surely be the last.
  I'm happy I requested this ARC because it's full of interesting ideas and recipes.
  I will surely try some of them
  Highly recommended!
  Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
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  Lindsay

  What an interesting book. It’s beautiful to look at and full of amazing information and great tips, tricks and ideas for using Apple cider Vinegar.
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  Courtnee

  Where to start with this book. It's just beautiful and i love the write up for each cider that goes with it. I want to make them all! Just need to choose the first one.