Description
A classic oft-prescribed cold remedy can be made even better by adding a little ginger to the warm beverage. Try this traditional remedy when the gales blow and you’re feeling under the weather.
Ingredients
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- 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. Pour ½ cup of boiling water over the tea strainer into the mug so that the ginger is fully submerged. Cover and let sit for 10 minutes. 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.
