The Neighborhood Apothecary

26/03/2021

Crafting some new batches of our Sorrel Cinnamon Fire Cider!! 🔥🥃

Fire Cider is a well respected, decades-old wellness tonic and herbal fermentation. This bold infusion of sour, spicy, and sweet elements promotes and supports the body's natural health and balance, including digestion and the immune system.

It can be consumed on its own or mixed with a beverage. Fire Cider also makes a flavorful addition to salad dressings, marinades, and more!

20/12/2020

Picked up 4lbs of fresh local sorrel today!
It's been pitted and is on its way to the dehydrator, so we can store it and have it all year long for our Sorrel Cinnamon Fire Cider!! 🔥🥃

P.S. my mom couldn't resist drawing little faces on the seed pods 😂

03/11/2020

Started new batches of our Sorrel Cinnamon and Elderberry Fire Ciders today!! 🔥🥃

After some helpful feedback, noting that our Elderberry Fire Cider tasted pretty similar to our Original (I thought so too and that wasn't the goal), I decided to tweak the recipe a bit and add additional spices like; cardamom, star anise, all spice, nutmeg, and extra cloves and cinnamon. Essentially, an Elderberry Chai Fire Cider!!

Chai, of any sort, is a longtime favorite of mine, so I've very excited to try the end result!

These batches will be ready in about a month. However, we do have some Sorrel Cinnamon and Original ready to go right now, so don't hesitate to message us with your order!!

07/10/2020

For those of you who just started enjoying our Fire Cider (and those who are already die hard fans), please remember to feel free and customize the Fire Cider as you see fit! 🔥🥃
Fire Cider has an intense flavor profile and we want you to feel comfortable enjoying it outside of the standard, straight up 'shot' approach.
Especially when it comes to the sweetness level. We try to keep the sugar (honey) levels to a minimum, while still ensuring our Fire Cider is balanced and palatable, but...we realize that everyone is different and many (myself included some days) may prefer a little additional sweetener to "make the medicine go down" 😉 and that's totally okay!

Rather than taking your Fire Cider straight up, remember, you can also:

*Mix with lemonade, orange or apple juice.
*Mix with hot water and extra honey to make a tea.
*Use in place of vinegar in salad dressings and condiments.
*Drizzle on steamed/roasted veggies or sautéed greens.
*Use in marinades for chicken, fish, beef, tofu, or tempeh.
*Add to stocks, soups, or chilis.
*Try it in a cocktail (or mocktail), such as a Bloody Mary or hot toddy.

We'll be doing a separate post on fun Fire Cider ☕🍹🍸🥃🧃soon!

02/10/2020

The St. Thomas Online Farmer's Market is reopening tomorrow, Saturday, October 3rd and we are thrilled to have our Fire Ciders (plus a couple other fun new Fire Cider-based items) for sale on their website!! 🔥🥃

Place your orders by Tuesday evening (for Wednesday pick-up) for all kinds of fantastic goodies! Everything from our awesome Fire Cider products, to fruits and vegetables, plants, eggs, fresh baked goods, handmade all-natural soaps and so much more!

FYI, the pickup venue has changed from Hull Bay to a spot next to Mandahl Market.

Place your order at https://stt.locallygrown.net/market

SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL FARMERS/BAKERS/CRAFTERS!!

26/07/2020

What a fantastic day at the Plant/Seed Exchange!! ☀️🌱🌶🍍🥒🍅🥭
While we did manage to sell quite a few plants, we grew WAY too many this time, and have several left that still need loving homes!!
As of right now, we have at least 3+ of every plant listed below.

***SEE UPDATED LIST IN COMMENTS***

25/07/2020

Who's ready for the Plant/Seed Exchange tomorrow at Tillett Gardens?! We are!!! Besides a plethora of tomatoes, cukes, small melons, and herbs, we'll also have our amazing Fire Cider 🔥🥃 in Original, Sorrel Cinnamon (my new favorite), and Elderberry!

11/07/2020

The first Plant/Seed Exchange was a brilliant success, so we're super excited for this one as well!
We'll have a bunch of plants for sale AND our Fire Cider; Original, Small Batch: Sorrel Cinnamon, AND our newest addition...🥁🥁🥁 Small Batch: Elderberry!!
Plus, a few other fun, new products we're working on! 🤩
They'll be a ton of great raffle prizes, including a few items from us, so come on down and check it out! 🎉🎉🎉

08/07/2020

As promised, our first 'Small Batch: Sorrel Cinnamon' Fire Cider is bottled up and ready to go...into your bellies!! 🔥🥃

Flavor-wise, it's got great tangy/tart (the sorrel) and sweet (the cinnamon) notes and the typical intense garlic flavor is slightly more subdued. Definitely a new favorite!

Small Batch: Sorrel Cinnamon
8oz: $16
16oz: $22

Message us to place an order.

14/06/2020

For those of you currently enjoying our Fire Cider, here's a few fun ideas on how to incorporate it into your culinary adventures! 🔥🥃

Or, as one of our customers so brilliantly discovered, it also makes a great dip for pork rinds 🤯

If you’re like I was, you were very excited the first time you made fire cider. I visualized my highest possible health as I washed, peeled, and minced my ingredients. I imagined wellness itself steeping in that beautiful Mason jar. I was positively dizzy with […]

06/06/2020

Getting some more Fire Cider going!! 🔥🥃

Beside our original version, next month we'll also start introducing 'Small Batch' varieties to mix things up! Our first variation will be Sorrel Cinnamon (added sorrel, orange zest, and cinnamon to our regular mix). So excited to try new things!!