Aussie Cold & Flu Remedy

"A friend gave me this remedy when I had the flu & demanded I go home & drink it! I took two panadols before & I swear I felt so much better afterwards. And it tastes yummy too!"
 
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Ready In:
1min
Ingredients:
4
Serves:
1
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cut the lemon in half& squeeze all the juice into a mug- chunks& all.
  • Add the sugar& honey.
  • Fill the mug with boiling water& stir to dissolve.
  • Take two parecetomol tablets& sip the drink until it's all gone.

Questions & Replies

  1. How many cups of water do you put to work best?
     
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Reviews

  1. This recipe is so old that Father Time doesn't remember its origins! Just about every culture claims it, so we can all call it "Grandma's Soothing Remedy". The healing properties for the mixture are much better without the sugar -- which is chemically processed and refined (even brown sugar), and adds difficulty to digestion. Raw, uncooked honey is a natural antisceptic. So, if you leave out the sugar, your results will be that much more powerful. Also, for added sweetness, try wildflower and orange blossom honey. Feel better!
     
  2. Just made this, added extra honey instead of the sugar. Woke up from coughing, have bronchitis, and after drinking this, I have stopped coughing:) It really does work!!!! Thank you so much Marli for posting this.
     
  3. I never would have thought this would work. But as a last ditch effort I tried it. Within about an hour, my family noticed the difference even! Felt awful again several hours later, so I'm doing it again, but it's certainly giving me some relief!
     
  4. Wow, this is a delicious concoction and so soothing when you are not feeling too well. My DH has the flu, and I am fighting it right now, so I made a couple of mugs for us. We both really enjoyed it, it was hot and steaming relief. I am assuming that the tablets are like our Aspirin, so that is what we took with it. I added extra honey, and cut down on the sugar. Thanks for a really good recipe!
     
  5. This mix gave me some much needed relief earlier this week from a nasty cold/flu bug... I have recommended your recipe to family and friends, thank you so much for posting it :)
     
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Tweaks

  1. Just made this, added extra honey instead of the sugar. Woke up from coughing, have bronchitis, and after drinking this, I have stopped coughing:) It really does work!!!! Thank you so much Marli for posting this.
     
  2. I use this one all the time. If you can not get fresh lemons use lemon tea bags instead. Always handy to have teabags in the cupboard.
     

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G'day! I'm from Gippsland, Australia. I am a SAHM (stay at home mum) to my two gorgeous children who are 2 years & 6 months. My passions are cooking, scrapbooking, & reading which I enjoy doing in my rare "ME" time. I love finding & trying new recipes & am very fortunate that my family are not fussy!
 
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