The Kitchen · Tonics & Shots
Sore-Throat Soother
From The Kitchen · Tonics & Shots · When it hurts to swallow
You'll need
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 1 tablespoon raw honey
- A few slices of fresh ginger
- Warm (not boiling) water
- Optional: a sprig of fresh thyme
How to make it
Steep the ginger (and thyme) in warm water 5 minutes, then stir in the lemon and honey. Boiling water kills the good in raw honey — keep it warm, not scalding.
A gentle word
This is a traditional, food-based tonic — comfort and support, not medicine, and not a cure for anything. If you’re pregnant, nursing, on medication, or genuinely unwell, check with your doctor first. And no honey for babies under one year.
To your health — the real, homemade kind.
— Gina