Sore throat

I currently have a sore throat.

I know this blog is supposed to be about foodie things, but it's distracting me for the time being. So I'm going to make a throat remedy and share my wonderful delight with you.

This recipe needs boiling water, which can be achieved by using a microwave, a hotpot, or a stove top and a pot.

WARNING: Don't put metal things in the microwave. I know most of you are rolling your eyes, but there is one person out there that didn't know, or needed to be reminded. Plus, if your boiling water in the microwave, toss a plastic spoon (or something microwave safe, long and plastic, even like a plastic chopstick if you happen to have them) in the container with the water. There have been reports (look under boiling water) of water being microwaved and removed, when it decides to hugely bubble over, burning the hands and possibly feet of whoever was holding it.

Sore Throat Remedy:
1 lemon
2 Tbs. of honey
Boiling water (thanks to the hotpot or the microwave)

First, you want to release the juice in the lemon by either dropping it in the hot pot while the water is heating up, or toss it in the microwave for thirty seconds.
When the lemon is warm - hot (don't burn yourself!) cut it in half (a butter knife could work, but I suggest something a little sturdier) and squeeze as much juice, out of each half, as you can into a mug.
Watch out for the pits. If the juice isn't too hot, you can just use your fingers to catch them as your juice the lemon. If it is too hot, then squeeze throughly, wait until it cools, and then fish the pits out of the mug.
Add an equal amount of honey (about 2 Tbs, but it could be a little more).
Then, pour on the boiling water until the mug is full. Give it a quick stir and though it's hot, get it down as quick as you can without burning yourself.

Why you don't put the lemon and honey in tea:

Most tea is caffeinated, and caffeine dehydrates the body, leaving you open to more throat problems as a result. Certain teas are naturally decaffeinated (like herbal teas) and those are just fine if you can't stand the taste of the lemon-honey concoction.

-K