Horrible Tea
My friend Cat and I were talking over email today and the following transpired. I thought it fitting to post here given the weight of my previous posts:
Me
I am sick. Have been for days, and my company insists that I come in anyway so I'm not really getting better. I should be ok by the weekend though at which point I'll be heading out to Langley (ew) to practise with my old choir so we can go caroling later in the month (it's a thing we do).
Her response
Ew. That really sucks. Drink some Horrible Tea.
Horrible Tea
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 thumb-sized piece gingerroot
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 2 large spoons honey
Roughly chop the garlic and gingerroot. Steep all ingredients in boiling water under a cover for about 2 minutes, then drink. You can strain if you like, although I think it works best if you don't. STIR WELL. The honey keeps it from tasting too bad. Drink this twice a day until you feel better, and then for another day or so afterward.
You will need a new toothbrush after you get better, though.
Comments
Andrea
4 Dec 2008, 2:39 p.m. |
I drink a similar tea when I'm sick - but without the garlic and cayenne, and it doesn't taste bad.
Taavi
4 Dec 2008, 3:03 p.m. |
Sounds like the kind of thing to drink to encourage your employer to do the right thing: tell you to stay home! ;)
Lara
4 Dec 2008, 5:21 p.m. |
That sounds like it might not taste so bad if you consider it to be more of a honey garlic soup than a tea. :P
Kelly
1 Jan 2009, 11:58 p.m. |
Andrea. Same thing here. This sounds like actually a couple of different homemade concotions my mother makes, or rather made when I was younger. The honey n lemon time was the most delicious. :)
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