j a y m i s . c o m : Well I'm definitely getting a

Well I'm definitely getting a cold, or the Flu, or the Ekka Plague, or whatever the trendy disease is at the moment.

However, I have the power to fight it, I just went shopping and got much ginger, and lemon, and stuff. Then I called my Mummy and made her tell me the recipe for her anti-cold-brew-stuff. It's pretty easy actually, here's the deal:

Things you need:

Much Ginger - a piece about half the size of a fist, chopped up into 1cm chunks

Lemon - likewise chopped up, into discs, skin, seeds and all

Cloves - a couple, maybe five?

Peppercorns - a couple of them too, more than the cloves, as they are less potent, probably ten

Cinnamon Stick - just the one, this goes in at the end

Water

Honey

Saucepan

Ok, here's the deal:
Put about a litre of boiling water into the saucepan (on a stove, which is turned on)
Add the ginger, lemon, peppercorns and cloves and simmer for about 20 minutes. Do not boil or you'll kill all the goodness (apparently)
After about 20 minutes put in the cinnamon stick for a couple of minutes, then turn off the heat.

You now have very-potent, pretty-yummy anti-cold-stuff. To use it, mix it about 50/50 with water in a mug, and add shitloads of honey (honey is important, cause it's got loads of great stuff in it that makes you into superman)

I'm drinking this stuff right now, and I'm feeling better already. I can actually feel my sinuses clearing up and my ears unblocking, how cool is that!

The.End

Jaymis on 2001-08-14 @ 18:09 [TrackBack]