Our youngest
daughter has a cold. The reason I know
this is because she appeared in the
kitchen and asked for a cup of “Sip Away A Sore Throat”.
I know exactly
what she wants. I go to my little recipe
box and pull out a little magazine clipping I found years ago. It is a homemade hot drink that does seem to
help soothe a sore throat.
After making it
for her today, I thought I should share it with all of you who would like a
natural hot drink to soothe your throat.
Does it get rid
of the cold? Probably not, but, it does make your throat feel better.
The following is
for a cup of the “tea” as we call it but I often take the recipe times 3 and
make a teapot full.
I hope it helps
your family “Sip Away a Sore Throat”.
Mix a pinch of clove (or 1 whole
clove) (which is an antiseptic and fights infection) with ¼ teaspoon powdered
ginger and 1/8 tsp. cinnamon (1/2 inch cinnamon stick) (to fight
inflammation). Infuse the tea in 2 cups
boiling water (this means let it steep a
few minutes); stir in 4 teaspoons honey (soothes irritation) and hand to the
person you love to help their sore throat or keep it for yourself as a sign of
how much you love yourself!
Cooks Note: I also use whole spices when possible (like in the picture) because the finished product is less grainy. But we have also used ground spices for everything and it works just as well.
Julie
3 comments:
What a wise mama you are to use those natural ingredients to bring healing. Thanks so much for sharing this. Pinning to use when we need it. Yeah!
AH!!! Thank you! I have had a sore throat for about a week now and it just doesn't seem to want to go away. I'm so doing this! :)
Krista @ joyfulhealthyeats
Stopping by from Let's Get Social Blog Hop and had to pin this. Now that my son started preschool we are all constantly getting sick. This will come in handy.
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