For several years we've been making our own herbal tinctures and infusions.  He does the tinctures and I do the teas.  Today Ken, along with his lovely assistant Keianna made up five tinctures that were running low.

Below I share a rarely glimpsed area of PrairieFrog land (drumroll...)  Ken's barfice!   ("Barfice" is short for barn/office--a little room in the barn.) 

Here's Ken and Keianna's five steps to a perfect tincture:

1. Get down the herbs from vast stores, high on the barfice shelves.

2. Add appropriate herbs to a quart jar for steeping

3. Put away herbs.

4. Add rum.  (This step isn't pictured because I have an alcohol free blog. )    

5. Steep for about a month.   (Also not pictured because it would require time lapse photography and be rather dull.)