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Welcome to Pixie's Pocket! I am Amber Shehan, and I am a hobbit-like, tipsy fae creature who resides in Western North Carolina - herbalist, author, educator, brewer of wines and meads, and a lazy gardener.
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Make your own Fire Vinegar (aka Fire Cider)
Fire Cider (or fire vinegar) is an herb and veggie-infused vinegar. The spicy tonic is rich in vitamins and nutrients, and really easy to make!
Recipe Box: Four Thieves Vinegar
Here is a Four Thieves recipe made without essential oils. This one is used for cleaning physical spaces and energies and is not for internal consumption!
Let’s Talk About: How to use Lavender
Lavender is praised as a cleanser, for its calming influence, and as a perfume. Learn about harvesting and using lavender in your home.
Pear Cordial: DIY Delicious Booze!
Turn fresh, ripe pears into a liqueur with the magic of sugar, booze, and time. It’s just that easy!
Pear Vinegar Recipe – made with fruit scraps
Next time you make something with apples or pears, save your peels and cores to make your own batch of homemade vinegar out of fruit scraps!
Pear Butter Recipe – small batch from windfall fruit
I have a dear friend who lives but 10 minutes away, and she has a delicious problem – she has three old, stately pear trees that just put out far too much fruit for her to handle! The good friend that I am, I am happy to relieve her of her difficult burden.
Herbs to Prevent and Treat Urinary Tract Infections
Urinary tract infections are awful to deal with. You can use a supportive tea like this to help defeat the UTI before it gets going.
Goldenrod and Ginger Wine – One Gallon Recipe
The bright citrus flavor of goldenrod blends beautifully with spicy ginger to make a dry wine that’s well worth the effort to pick the flowers. Cheers!
Let’s Talk About: Goldenrod Recipes and Remedies
Goldenrod is everywhere – waving at me from above the blue and purple chicory, teasing me, dancing behind the brown grasses drying in the autumn sun.
Herbed Dilly Beans [Recipe]
Dilly beans are a great way to preserve green beans. Add these spicy, crunchy beans to cheese boards, minced into a relish, or snacked on right out of the jar!
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