Sore Throat Remedy from the Kitchen – Lemon Ginger Honey

A hot, steamy mug of ginger and lemon starts to warm up your insides and helps clear the sinuses. The honey adds great flavor and together with the ginger helps soothe that scratchy throat. And somehow your spirits are lifted just a little when someone prepares a soothing tonic for you.

To prepare for the inevitable tickly throat, we keep a batch of lemon ginger honey in the cupboard. When it’s needed, we mix the following:

• 1 Tbsp. of lemon ginger infused honey

• 1 Tbsp. of lemon juice

• 1 cup of hot water

Let steep in a tall mug for 2 minutes then sip slowly.

Lemon Ginger Infused Honey - A Sore Throat Remedy

Ingredients

• 1 Tbsp. lemon zest, zest of 1 lemon

• 1 Tbsp. grated ginger root

• 1 cup liquid honey.

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Add lemon zest and ginger root to a small 1 cup sealable jar.

2. Pour honey over top and stir until ingredients are well blended. If need be, heat honey over a pot of hot water to make it flow.

3. Put lid on jar. Allow mixture to infuse for 5 to 10 days in a cool, dark place.

4. Mixture can be used right away or stored for several months.

5. If you wish, after ten days, you can pour the honey through a fine strainer to remove the lemon zest and ginger. This step is optional, the ginger and lemon zest can remain in the honey.