Cough Drops

60 g (2 ounces) dried or 175 g (6 ounces) fresh horehound leaves

3 ½ cups dark brown sugar

20 drops eucalyptus essential oil

20    drops tea tree essential oil

1. In a saucepan, pour 3 cups boiling water over the horehound leaves and steep for 30 minutes over low heat. Strain into another saucepan and add the brown sugar; stir until the sugar dissolves.

2. Bring the mixture to a boil and boil until reaches 146 °C on a candy thermometer. Stir in the eucalyptus and tea tree oils. Let cool slightly, then, using buttered hands, roll into small balls and let the balls harden on wax paper. Wrap them individually in plastic wrap and as needed.