Cough remedies was Re: [Sca-cooks] "Tastes of Anglo-Saxon England"

[karobert at unm.edu]

Quoting Susan Fox-Davis <selene at earthlink.net>:

> Here is my Cough Toddy for these occasions:
> 
> 1/2 of a lemon squeezed into a coffee mug
> a gloop of honey [say 2 Tbsp]
> 1/2 teaspoon of powdered ginger
> 1 shot alcohol of your choice [I like Irish]
> Fill up the mug with the hottest water you can stand,
> stir it up and CHUG IT QUICKLY before your taste buds realize what 
> you've just done to them.
> Does not taste very good but really cuts the phlegm factor.

sounds like my old theatre remedy, save the ginger.  i kinda like it. 8)

ever hear the tommy meacham and the clancy brothers riff on what you
REALLY need in a whiskey punch? (BWEG)

cailte