Colds
Honey Lemon Pot
The cup almost every kitchen already knows.
Ginger simmered, lemon added off the heat, honey last. This is the cold-evening pot: steam, sour, sweet, and a little fire. Traditional comfort, not a cure.
- Steep
- 10 min
- Water
- 100°C / 212°F
- Caffeine
- None
Taste · Citrus, honey, ginger heat
Ingredients
2 cups
- Fresh organic ginger · sliced5 cm
- Organic lemon · juice and a wheel½
- Raw honey1–2 tsp
Method
- 1
Simmer ginger 8–10 minutes in 500 ml water.
- 2
Off the heat, add lemon. Cool a minute. Stir honey in.
Why this cup
- A hot cup when you feel a chill
- Honey and lemon for a scratchy throat
- Steam is part of the ritual — sit over the mug
Go gently
- Honey is not for children under one year.
- Not a treatment for infection — see someone if breathing is hard or fever is high.
- Ginger heat may not suit reflux.
Steep timer
10:00
