HOT TODDY
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 181.5
- Total Fat: 0.0 g
- Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
- Sodium: 1.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 19.9 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0.2 g
- Protein: 0.2 g
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Introduction
Relieve Colds With Hot Brandy Relieve Colds With Hot BrandyNumber of Servings: 1
Ingredients
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• 4 oz of hot water
• 2 oz of brandy
• 1 TBSP. of honey
• Juice from 1/4 Lemon
Directions
Bring approximately 4 oz. of water to a boil in a coffee mug, about 1 minute.
Stir a Tablespoon of honey (to taste) to the water. Honey is soothing for sore throats and irritated mucus membranes; it is also believed to have sedative properties and relieve coughs and stuffy noses.
Add 2 oz. of brandy into the cup, Brandy has several properties to recommend it as a treatment, such as the antimicrobial properties of the alcohol and its ability to thin the mucus built up by the cold. In proper amounts, it can also be very calming.
Quarter a lemon and squeeze it into the Toddy. Lemon has loads of citric acid and vitamin C to help loosen phlegm and boost the immune system. Lemon also has astringent qualities, which will reduce swelling in the throat and is an excellent anti-oxidant.
You'll rest easier and the ingredients will help you to breathe more freely, cough less and ease the pain and irritation from the cold.
Serving Size: 1
Stir a Tablespoon of honey (to taste) to the water. Honey is soothing for sore throats and irritated mucus membranes; it is also believed to have sedative properties and relieve coughs and stuffy noses.
Add 2 oz. of brandy into the cup, Brandy has several properties to recommend it as a treatment, such as the antimicrobial properties of the alcohol and its ability to thin the mucus built up by the cold. In proper amounts, it can also be very calming.
Quarter a lemon and squeeze it into the Toddy. Lemon has loads of citric acid and vitamin C to help loosen phlegm and boost the immune system. Lemon also has astringent qualities, which will reduce swelling in the throat and is an excellent anti-oxidant.
You'll rest easier and the ingredients will help you to breathe more freely, cough less and ease the pain and irritation from the cold.
Serving Size: 1