Description
A classic oft-prescribed cold remedy can be made even better by adding a little ginger to the warm beverage.ย Try this traditional remedy when the gales blow and you’re feeling under the weather.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 strip of lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 cup boiled water, divided
- 1 to 3 teaspoons of honey
- 3 tablespoons whiskey or rum
- 1 stick of cinnamon
Instructions
- Place lemon juice and lemon zest in a mug.
- Add the grated ginger to a tea strainer.ย Pour ยฝ cup of boiling water over the tea strainer into the mug so that the ginger is fully submerged.ย Cover and let sit for 10 minutes.ย Remove the ginger.
- Add whiskey or rum and fill the mug with the remaining boiled water.
- Stir in honey to taste.
- Add the cinnamon stick.
- Enjoy.
