Pickled Garlic

I made pickled garlic this week for the first time in ages. Years ago, when the boys were much younger, a boy on Eli's soccer team had pertussis--whooping cough--and the next thing I knew, Eli and Clayton were coughing like barking seals all night, sounding like they couldn't breathe. It was awful, and it went on for several weeks. We did all the home treatments I could think of to make it more bearable--a humidifier, hydrotherapy in the form of Wet Socks every night, and twice daily they took two cloves of pickled garlic chased by a spoonful of honey from our own bees. I considered it a powerful anti-viral punch and I believe that those measures, along with their naturally strong immune systems, are what got us through whooping cough in a relatively short period. For an awesome pickled garlic recipe, check out this natural health forum, and have some on hand for your family.