In spite of all the good foods I'm eating and the fresh air I'm breathing, I did manage to catch the flu this past weekend. Stayed in bed for three days with a runny nose, a sore throat and a massive headache. This happens to me sometimes at fall. I live in Quebec city Canada. We are having an amazing month of October weather wise but this time of the year can be tricky: so nice and warm in the afternoon you can walk outside in a tee-shirt, but then , without announcing itself the wind wakes up and you are freezing! Nights are very cold. Windows opened all day, then closed at night unless you forget and wake up in the middle of the night like it was winter in your bedroom...
With winter just around the corner I thought I would share with you my dad's recipe to soothe a sore throat... I have been drinking this concoction since I was little girl and find it very effective! Helps relieve the pain before bedtime and is very comforting. I even drink it just for the pleasure of it!
LEMON AND HONEY GINGER TEA (for sore throats)
Ingredients:
- boiling water
- the juice of half a lemon
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of honey
- 1/4 teaspoon of ground chinese ginger
This is very simple: Pour yourself a cup of boiling water as you would for tea. Add the juice of half a lemon, a teaspoon and a half of honey, 1/4 teaspoon of ginger, mix very well. I let mine sit for five minutes before drinking. If the water is too hot, it will just increase the burning sensation of a sore throat.
