You are basically making a tincture of the herbs using vinegar as the extracting solvent and preservative. There is a lot of info on the web on making tinctures. Usually you would use a distilled vinegar rather than one with "mother" for tincturing and I see no value added using a vinegar with mother. if you use distilled vinegar there is no need to refridgerate the tincture as the vinegar will preserve it. If you plan to store the tincture for many years I would make an alcohol tincture rather than a vinegar tincture.
As for the sun, I store the tincture in a cool dark place as is recommended for tincturing. I would suggest that following proven tincturing methods will give the best assurance of success. - Steve N ----- Original Message ----- From: maniaka rose <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Wed May 12 22:41:03 2010 Subject: Re: CS>The Best Bug Spray in the World. (in my opinion) Evening...we are discussing this on my list and the question comes up 'why refrigerate'. our naturopath in Au says her recipe is to sun the mixture 'using the warmth of the sun to aid extraction of the active ingredients into the vinegar. Once made, it doesn't need to be refrigerated either. It keeps for years and years at room temperature.' there are many variations on the web...sun, dark closet, fridge, cupboard, steep for 3 days after the original refrigeration. head swims :) i wonder if you tried the sun method and found this to be more potent. just trying to connect all the dots. your input most appreciated. xxx rose On Sun, May 2, 2010 at 7:25 PM, bodhisattva <[email protected]> wrote: > Combine all of these ingredients in the jar, shake them up vigorously for at > least 2-3 minutes then place in your refrigerator. This must stay in the > refrigerator for at last 2 weeks, and you should shake the mixture for at > least 1 minute each day. At the end of 2 weeks chop up enough fresh garlic > to make 4 tablespoons and add this to the mixture. Store in the refrigerator > for another 1-2 weeks, shaking each day as needed. > -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=subscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]>
