Replied By Karen (Michigan) on 11/10/2016
My grandmother made this for her kids. Mom told us stories how they used to fake being sick just to get some because Grandma used to sweeten it with sugar. It knocked whatever they had right out of them she told me. Mother said Grandma would put onions on the back of the warming part of the stove and let the heat extract the healing properties and then sweeten it with sugar. Love old fashion remedies that keep your pocketbook intact.