A few weeks ago I had the flu and I must have drank gallons of this delicious honey lemon concoction. The honey coats your throat and the lemon is an extra boost of vitamin C to help you get better faster! My great-grandma always used to make this honey lemon drink for us when we were kids. It was sweet and lemony and always made me feel better! My version premixes the honey and lemon which turns into a sort of marmalade which you can then pour boiling water over for a nice cup of honey lemon 'tea'.
Honey Lemon "Tea"
1 Lemon cut into thin slices
Honey
A Jar
Put the slices of lemon in the jar and fill to the top with honey. I used creamed honey and had to heat the honey over low heat to make it pourable. (The honey helps preserve the lemon! Pretty cool.) The lemon will eventually break down and the mixture will turn into a sort of marmalade. As the 'marmalade' runs low you can add extra honey and lemons whenever you have them on hand.
To make the tea pour boiling water over 1 tablespoon of the marmalade. (You may want more or less depending on your taste. I like a really strong cup!)
Variation: Try adding ginger for a spicier version!
xoxo
Just what we need in our house at the moment. I make a honey and lemon syrup of sorts but this looks much easier and much yummier. Thanks for sharing and hope all is lovely :)
ReplyDeleteI love your recipes! And especially when I have everything in the kitchen :) Just made it, with ginger. Thanks for sharing! Do you mind if I post about it on my blog in the next day or so, and will link of course back to you?
ReplyDeleteI log lemon, honey and ginger tea for a sore throat and the flu! I'm thinking I'm going to have to give this a go!
ReplyDeleteOh what a nice idea. I'll try this out next week.
ReplyDeleteAnd by the way: Thank you so much for your very nice and beautiful blog! I just found it yesterday and immediately add it to my reading-list.
Thank you,
Sarah from http://pleasuresoflifeblog.blogspot.de/
Thankyou so much for sharing this Talia - I don't know why I have never thought to infuse the lemon that way! We have always had honey lemon drinks for sore throats to :)
ReplyDeletePs. Congrats on your 2nd pregnancy!! Audrey has grown so quickly too - what a gorgeous family you are :)