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Hot Toddy

These last few days I could feel a cold coming on. You know the feeling. Right before you get sick you start to feel a little tired and your body just doesn’t feel right. Add has been sick this past week and I was afraid I might catch it. I decided to try something that I’d never tried before to keep me from getting sick. A hot toddy. A hot toddy is a hot drink that you are supposed to have before you go to sleep if you feel like you might catch a cold soon, or you already have a cold. I really liked it and I recommend that you try it the next time you are in this situation. Here is how to make the drink.

How to make a Hot Toddy

1. You squeeze some lemon juice into a glass.

2. Add a tablespoon of honey.

3. Add some boiling water and stir. Wait a minute or two for it to cool down a little.

4. Add a shot of whiskey into the glass.

5. Drink it.

Its easy and I personally think it tastes pretty good, although some people disagree. It should warm you up inside and help you to sleep. Hopefully in the morning you will feel better. This is a drink that has a long history. I’m not sure how common it is today but its the kind of thing I’m sure my grandma would still have. I think a lot of people today would just take medicine.

I’d like to know what kind of traditional things people in your country do when they have a cold. Here is a link on the discussion forum where we can talk about this:

Hot Toddy Discussion

I’ll try your recommendation the next time I get sick.

Andy

This entry was posted on Sunday, August 12th, 2007 at 2:34 pm and is filed under Uncategorized, East-West Cultural Differences. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

4 Responses to “Hot Toddy”

  1. Meng Zhang Says:
    August 13th, 2007 at 12:11 am

    This is so called old wives’ Tales, right? but i m not going to say that this kind of old wives tales doesnt work. Anyway thanks for your recommendation. I will pass it to my american colleague who caught a cold. may be he knows this method.

  2. Stacy Says:
    August 13th, 2007 at 7:34 am

    My roommate caught a cold as well. Maybe I should try to use this kind of method… Thanks.:)

  3. 232xiao Says:
    December 4th, 2007 at 4:04 pm

    Why is there nobody devoted to introduce the most famous and simple chinese stuff to you?! :-))

    So called ginger and brown sugar tea. And the way to make is also simple enough. Self-explanatory.
    1, Clean the ginger, just cut 3-5 sections, or into tiny sticks.
    2, Best cook it with brown sugar several to 15 minutes; otherwise some people just make it using just cooked water, and stir, finished.
    [It is important to drink it while it is still quite hot or warm.]

    It works great, and is also clear supportet in the formal traditional Chinese medicine books.

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