How I make my tinctures (Part II)

This is the second part of my tinctures...the glycerin part. The first step is to gather your ingredients. For my trace minerals tincture, I am using Red raspberry leaf (not pictured), alfalfa, oatstraw, horsetail, and nettles. I'll need a clean jar, and I also need about 1 C of hot (boiling) water to dampen the herbs. And, of course, vegetable glycerin, as well as a crock pot to "cook" it all in.

I have added the dry herbs to my jar. 4 parts Red raspberry leaf, 2 parts oatstraw, 2 parts alfalfa, 1 part nettles, and 1 part horsetail. As you can see, my jar is fairly full.

I add just enough of the hot water to dampen the herbs. I usually add a little at a time and stir it around to make sure all of the herbs are dampened, and then I add the glycerin. I stir this around too to make sure that it is incorporated throughout. I keep filling and stirring until the jar is full.

I place a rag on the bottom of my crockpot, set in the jar full of herbs and glycerin, fill the crockpot with water, and set the crockpot on warm. I let this "cook" for about 3 days. I keep refilling the crockpot with water as needed.

The next step is straining...