SORE THROAT REMEDY

I hadn’t intended to take a two week break from posting. But we headed out on a family vacation  at the start of the month which was truly wonderful (I’ll share some photos later this week), but on the tail end of our trip Lulu first came down with a head cold which was quickly passed along to Gigi and me, and then she got a stomach virus which she quickly passed along to me. We are a little worse for wear around here… hanging on my a thread really. Here I’ve been wishing fall to hurry and show up, all the while forgetting that young kids + fall = cold and flu season. I’ve been making my favorite spicy-sweet tea in the hopes of turning the corner on this cold and flu bender we’ve been on.

This tea, a perfect sore throat remedy, was first introduced to me by my sister many years ago and has since become a staple around here when Kyle or I have the sniffles. It’s extremely simple: sour lemon, soothing honey, and fresh, spicy ginger make the base of the tea, and a little pinch of cayenne pepper adds just the right amount of tingly heat. It’s the daytime version of the hot toddy, although a little splash of bourbon or whiskey in this tea is certainly acceptable.

I’m sitting now while the girls are napping, sipping a piping hot mug-full of this cold remedy and hoping that, after a week of being down… and I mean, down… that I’m about to turn the corner on this rotten bug. Hope you all are having a very healthy start to fall.

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SORE THROAT REMEDY

Ingredients.
1/2 lemon, juiced
thin slice of lemon
1 tablespoon honey
1” fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced
pinch of cayenne pepper

Directions.
Heat water to a boil. Place the lemon juice, lemon slice, ginger, honey and pinch of cayenne in the bottom of a mug. Fill the mug with boiling water and stir until the honey is dissolved. Let the tea steep and cool for five minutes before sipping.

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SORE THROAT REMEDY