Holiday Specials!
~ Tis the Season to be Jolly~

🎁There are time sensitive freebees and sales in this email🎁

On this Thanksgiving Day, I wish all of you warm homes, tasty food, and great times in the company of loved ones. In our household, even though the official start to Winter is still one month away, Thanksgiving Day marks the "big shift" into the Winter Season and December festivities in our household. 

🌲Black Friday Sale!🌲

~Sale Starts TODAY  (Thanksgiving) and goes through the 

end of Cyber Monday~

 Use the code HOLIDAY2023 to get 25% off at-your-own-pace online classes and courses.  (kits not included) Click HERE to shop!

What's Happening at Wintergreen Botanicals?

Oh my goodness, it's BUSY over here.

• I am MOVING in just two weeks to Chichester, NH. We are frantically packing up a storm to get the house ready and ensure a smooth move in process. We will be sharing a new home in the woods with extended family, and I do hope/plan to host some in-person classes there next summer in addition to several exciting TBA live stream and online class offerings. I will also continue to see clients via my remote practice. 
• New Books! I've also got TWO new books in the works ~ Herbal Remedies for Sleep is in the final stages and now available for preorder (more details below) AND I will also be writing a fourth book this winter. As with the new sleep book, it's adapting content from my first two books and expanding it within a specific body system/heal concerns; however, I'm not allowed to tell you what book #4 is about until much later next year. These books are geared more to new audiences with specific health interests, so if you have my first two books, you'll find quite a bit of repeated info, though adapted, updated, and expanded. 
• Stay Tuned for 2024 live course details to release later this winter once my move is complete. But in the meantime...
• This email has some really DEEP DISCOUNT SALE on online on-demand courses, Sleep Book Preorder info, and a free gift-themed online class. :) 

2024 LIVE Series Interest Surveys: If you're interested in the 2024 LIVE Home Herbalist or Beyond Series, please fill out this survey. If you're interested in the TBA LIVE advanced-themed Seasonal Energetics module or other live advanced classes in future years, fill out this survey.

But, for the next month or more, my office is largely closed during the move and holidays. Expect delays on response time, though the amazing Dayna (our virtual executive assistant) will handle do her best to keep the basics afloat while I periodically try to bob my head above water.

Happy Thanksgiving and all the holidays to come!

Holiday Season Recipes!

 Apple Cinnamon Cordial in Maple Syrup🍎🥂

This recipe makes about one pint of cordial and will keep for at least one year in the liquor cabinet.
You can easily double or triple the batch. It’s a little unusual in that it’s a cooked cordial. It takes a little extra time, but it really brings a richer flavor from the apples and spices.

• 2 small, apples (or 1 large), sliced
• 4 ounces of local maple syrup, preferably grade B
• 2 ounces of water
• 4 cinnamon sticks
• 1 pinch grated nutmeg
• 6 whole cloves
• 1/4 to 1/2 vanilla bean, sliced lengthwise (or 1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract added at the end)
• 8 ounces quality vodka*

Simmer the apples and spices in the maple syrup and water for approximately one hour. Remove from the heat occasionally if it seems to be boiling too hard. Pour all the ingredients into a mason jar. (Remove the cinnamon sticks if you want the cinnamon flavor to remain subtle.) Cover with vodka, cap, and let sit on the counter for one to four weeks, shaking daily. Taste it every few days. The flavor will gradually change, becoming more spicy and less fruity/nutmeg-y over time. When it tastes good to you, strain your cordial into bottles, and enjoy! I find this is often good in just one or two days and that the spices become stronger (which is less desirable to me) over time.

Basic Cordial Recipe (~25% alcohol)

• 1 part simple syrup, honey, or maple syrup (ie: 2 2/3 ounces)
• 2 parts quality vodka, brandy, or other 80-proof spirit (ie: 5 1/3 ounces)
• Chopped fruit, herbs, spices, etc.

Loosely fill your jar with desired fruit and herbs. Pour in your syrup and alcohol. Let sit for up to one month, shaking daily. Taste every day or two and strain when it tastes good to you. Strain through a cloth-lined colander or strainer and squeeze as much out as you can with your hands. Store in glass in a cool, dark, dry spot.

Winter Toddy Cordial: Cover chopped ginger, lemons, and thyme with a 1:1 or 1:2 ratio.

For more cordial tips check out THIS blog!

FREE for a limited time: Maria's class on Cordials and Chocolates HERE!

The holidays inspire us to raise a glass in good cheer and drink something a little more fun, but for those of us trying to limit or avoid sugar and alcohol, here's something simple and fun tips to inspire you that start with seltzer.

Rosemary Grapefruit: Gently slap some fresh rosemary sprigs against your hand to release the flavor and use as a garnish alongside seltzer and red grapefruit juice or sliced grapefruit. Don't like grapefruit? It works well with sliced rounds of lemon, clementines, or kumquats, too.

Prefer fun, festive drinks without (or less) alcohol and sugar? 
Check out THIS blog!

My newest, forthcoming book, 

Herbal Remedies for Sleep, is now live for Pre-Order! 

 Click Here for info and to PREORDER from me. 
The book is expected to ship in late April 2024. .

A good night’s sleep is the key to good overall health—both physical and mental—but as many as a third of adults say they don’t get enough of it. The pandemic has led to increased anxiety and stress, making it even more difficult to sleep than it was before. Over-the-counter sleep aids can be habit forming, and many people prefer a more natural approach.

Wintergreen Botanicals

Maria Noel Groves, RH (AHG)

www.WintergreenBotanicals.com

603-340-5161

office@wintergreenbotanicals.com