Warm Cough and Flu Remedy
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
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3 cups
- Serves:
- 3-5
ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 1⁄4 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed
- 1⁄4 cup ginger, freshly grated
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest (a few strips of the zest of about 1/4 of a lemon using a vegetable peeler)
- 1 stick cinnamon, about 2-inches
- 5 whole cloves
- 1⁄4 cup honey
- 1 tablespoon molasses
directions
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine the water, lemon juice, ginger, lemon zest, cinnamon and cloves and bring to a boil. Once it is boiling, reduce heat to low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- Remove from heat, add honey and molasses, stir thoroughly, allow to steep 10 minutes.
- Strain and serve warm or hot.
- Strain remainder into a jar and refrigerate, heat to serve. I advise against leaving the the ginger and spices in the liquid as it is quite strong and spicy, but there is no harm in leaving them doing so and straining before consuming. You might want to add some extra honey or dilute it a bit, however, as the spices will have intensified.
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Reviews
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I'm really happy with this mixture, just enough sweetness to make it taste good, with all the benefits of these nutritious and medicinal ingredients. I happened to have half an orange on hand so I added the juice of it in too. I'm drinking this for asthma irritation and to fight off the sore throats and colds going on around me. Thank you for sharing!
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I love the taste, spicy gingery but sweet too! I drank this on a sore throat. This is better for you than drugs. A medical doctor may not agree as that is not what they have been taught. I covered the pot at all times. I used date molasses as it was the only molasses I had on hand. It is healthy and tastes good. All the ingredients in this do have good healing properties that I know of. For example cloves are antiseptic. I may make this again. Made for PAC Spring 2010.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
UrbanYogaMommy
Northern, NJ
<p>Corporate NYC foodie mom now living the dream in the country. I love to make things for my food snob family of four that are fast and easy, nutritious and fresh. I use organics, locally grown, grass fed, free range, and wild everything as much as possible. I try to minimize processed foods, refined sugars, and refined flour. My favorite things to make are Indian, Mexican, Provençale, and Italian.</p>