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