This week's Works For Me Wednesday tip comes to you courtesy of a wonderful friend, the very lovely Lea of Tales From The Labyrinth, who came to my rescue when I was felled by that tiniest of villains, the lowly virus.
So without further ado, I give you "Lea's Mother's Cold Remedy", fresh from a successful run at my house. Brew it up today to give your immune system the boost it needs to fight back.
Place the following in a mug:
- the juice of half a lemon
- one peeled clove of garlic
- one tablespoon of honey
- "as large a pinch of cayenne pepper as you can stand"
Add boiling water and steep for a few minutes.
Drink. Go ahead, drink it. It's surprisingly good. The taste actually grew on me and I continued drinking it for several more days, which I'm sure contributed to the speed at which I managed to kick my cold (well, except for this ridiculous lingering cough, but I think that has more to do with my late in life tendency towards breathing trouble. I should go brew up a mug right now, I'll bet it would help...)
18 comments:
Thanks for the tip.
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I may try this next time. I made myself an onion soup last week for my cold. It seemed to help.
Happy Sylvester!
sounds kinda yucky but i'll trust you on this one:-) can you reuse the garlic clove or do you have to peel a new one each time?
Wow, that sounds interesting but I need to try that. We are all sick at my house right now. I'll let you know if it works.
I've been going for a fresh garlic clove each time. I figure the more potent the better...
Better than the store bought stuff with all the chemicals!
I will use that for sure! Thanks!
I think I'll do this irrespective of having a cold or not. Just to boost up my immune system. Can I use regular pepper too or is the 'cayenne' pepper that does the trick?
It's the cayenne pepper. Jalopeno peppers are proven anti-virals.
Interesting, thanks Robin. Do you crush the garlic? or leave it whole?
Are ya kidding me? You live in the land of Jewish Chicken Soup! Ok, I'll make it next time I need it...but I'm also asking...do you crush the garlic? Strain the brew? Recite an incantation? :)
Sounds just like mine but without the cayenne (which I was reading recently is amazing stuff), so I will be adding that now. Glad you're better.
I don't crush the garlic, I just peel it, but I did see a similar recipe today that called for crushing it.
This looks interesting. I may try this the next time I get sick. Thanks for sharing!
wow! this actually doesnt taste bad! hope it works!
Is it dried cayenne pepper you use?
Thanks,
Susan.
Yes, I use dried cayenne paper (the crushed, not the flakes - wouldn't want to drink those!)
I'll be out buying whole garlic cloves this afternoon for this. Thanks for linking to it, I had forgotten about it!
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