Cottonwood Bud Balm
Servings: 2 tins
Make this salve in the spring for chapped hands and sore muscles. It smells like spring!
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Equipment
- double boiler
- fabric to strain through, such as cottonwood or muslin
- 2 jars or tins to hold your balm
Ingredients
- 1 cup cottonwood buds
- 1 cup lard don't have lard? Check the notes section for suggestions to replace it!
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup beeswax
Instructions
- pick the cottonwood buds
- put them in the top of the double boiler, I used a pyrex bowl over a pan of boiling water, along with the lard, the oil and the beeswax
- melt everything together, reduce heat, cover and let infuse for at least 2 hours, be sure not to boil the balm while infusing, you can turn off the heat and just let it rest off the heat
- strain through a piece of muslin or a couple layers of cheese cloth
- then pour into tins or jars
Notes
- If you don't want to use lard, or don't have any lard to use, you can swap it out with 1/2 cup coconut oil and 1/2 cup of olive oil