I wanted to share with you a little concoction that I keep in my fridge. This is my little “remedy” that’s good for sore throats, when you feel a cold coming on, when you have a cold and want it to go away, or if you just want something yummy to sip on. It’s great for immunity and can give you that little boost you need to help ward off a nagging cold – or lessen it’s effects.
I have had a jar of this in my fridge during the winter for the past several years but recently decided to keep it on hand year round. The past few weeks I’ve started out my mornings with a hot cup of this first and then moved on to my coffee to give me a little boost of hydration first thing in the morning. I also enjoy glasses of this honey lemon tea iced in the afternoons. It lends a delicious flavor to iced water.
Each of the ingredients is loaded with all sorts of vitamins and immunity boosting qualities. People have sworn that it was good for everything from clear skin to the flu to arthritis! I can tell you from personal experience that when you need a pick me up for whatever reason, this mixture, diluted in some water (hot or iced) definitely helps.
You’ll need:
- Organic Lemons – I use organic lemons in this because I let the rinds steep in the honey so its best to have lemons that are free from pesticides.
- Ginger – For the ginger, you can get a fresh ginger root and grate it but I often just get a jar of minced ginger and use it from there instead.
- Honey – Local honey is the absolute best if you can get it – there are all sorts of benefits to eating local honey! If not, look for the purest honey you can find at the grocery store and definitely spend a little more to get the real stuff as a lot of honey is just corn syrup masquerading at honey, which doesn’t have the health benefits we are looking for here.
Ingredients
- 2-3 organic lemons
- 1-2 tablespoons minced ginger
- local honey
Instructions
- Wash lemons and slice them into round slices. Place all but a few slices in a clean pint or quart mason jar. Squeeze the juice from the remaining slices into the jar and then toss them in as well. Add ginger.
- Add enough honey to fill the jar. Place a lid on jar and tighten. Let sit out for several hours, turning upside down and right side up from time to time to help everything blend, then store in the refrigerator up to 6 weeks.
Notes
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Am I missing something in your Remedy Recipe? I can’t seem to see anything in it that makes it into “Tea”.
It’s more of an infusion than a tea if we get technical, but the blend of honey, lemon, and ginger concentrate diluted into water definitely has a “tea like” taste to it 🙂
Do you fill the jar with the lemons and ginger with honey???
Yes, I don’t fill it with lemons but slice up a few and put in there, then add some ginger, then I fill the jar the rest of the way with honey to make a concentrate which is then diluted into water.
Thank you very much.
Do you keep the concentrate in the fridge?
Yes, I do keep it in the fridge.
Look at the NOTES, Kay. It tells you how to make either Hot or Cold tea.
I wondered the same thing. Tea is what I call something with leaves. But it sounds pretty good. Garlic is good for fighting off stuff, too- but glad it’s not included in this infusion!
Christy, You bless our hearts, you fill our tummies, you strengthen our spirits with your sweet southern wisdom, and today, you’ve even give us a remedy for THE PLAGUES THAT AIL US! Thank you again and again for all you do. We love you and appreciate it!
HA! I just love you Patti Moss! 🙂 Thank you for being here and for being such a great encourager! I know everyone who knows you is as blessed by it as I am!
So many of us are blessed by you, Christy, and Patti.
Thank you so much Aunt Charley!! That means the world to me!!
Thanks bunches!
Thank you Charolett and have a great afternoon!
Every single thing I have made for my family and friends from your recipes has been absolutely delicious!!
Oh my goodness Terri, thank you so much. I can’t tell you how much that means to me. Thank you thank you!
Do you drink this even when you are low carbing?
Yes ma’am. You can put in more or less to taste so if you want fewer carbs do a little less but the benefits of it outweigh the negatives as far as carbs go in my mind. Plus, I’m trying to tiptoe away from artificial sweeteners so this helps a great deal with that.
Blessings upon you Christy. I’ve been down with The Plague for a week now. Guess what I’m adding to my grocery list RIGHT NOW?!? Thanks for giving us a de-plaguer that doesn’t contain hot peppers and garlic, haha!
Oh goodness, I hope you feel better soon! The thing going around for us sure does tend to linger but I find the more I drink the better I feel 🙂
It’s delicious too. Thanks Christy.
Christy, you are right on about honey. my husband is a beekeeper , any many of our customers take honey for everything from allergies to our local vet puts it on animal wounds to heal.
plus it’s great on biscuits yum.
OH how wonderful!!! Can’t get any fresher than that!!!
I would love to try this with my ginger essential oil! Love this idea!
I’ve never heard of ginger essential oil. I bet it would be wonderful!
Did you try this with EO? I was thinking the same thing.
Am I correct in thinking I am going to need close to a quart of honey for this?
Hey Christy! This is probably a dumb question but I just wanted to make sure I understood. There is no water in the jar? Just the lemons, honey and ginger? Anxious to try as I am already a huge proponent of local honey. Thanks!
the written recipe has instructions for turning the honey mixture into hot or cold “tea” (it is really an infusion) at the bottom of the post.
Nope, no water at all. This is a concentrate that you then dilute into water to make your “tea”. 🙂
I’ve been doing this for years in winter and it works! I also add some cinnamon. Never tried it in summer, but now I will. Thanks
I’m glad you know about it, too! I just love this stuff. Seems to be a pretty common remedy among the “old ways”. It’s so good in a big old jar of ice water 🙂 Hope you have a great day!
TY, this will come in handy. Your yogurt and molasses post saved my son’s life when he got stomach flu this past spring.
I just love you!
Oh Christy….This sounds wonderful!! My question is would raw honey work in this recipe? I have heard so many good things about it and have a jar on hand. It’s hard to get local honey where I live without going a long ways away.
Raw honey will certainly work and is the next best thing if you can’t get local. Local honey is generally raw as well but it has local pollen and such so it helps your body build up an immunity to allergens in your area. 🙂
I wish I would have had this when I had the flu this past winter! I think honey is wonderful and I try to always buy local. I pass by a man on my way to work everyday, that sells his honey, among other things. I know that when I have stomach issues I will always take a few tablespoons of honey and it always seems to help settle my stomach. Maybe it’s in the power of the mind, or maybe just an excuse to eat honey! Either way I am going to try your remedy. I bet it tastes delicious all by itself. Thanks Christy!
I think it is more than just a mind thing, honey really does seem to help a lot of different ailments!!!
My grandma used to give me honey and lemon that she had heated up in a saucepan when I was sick. The taste was delicious! I ate it with a spoon. Nowadays I believe in Throat Coat tea. I will have to try this remedy! Thanks!
Throat Coat tea is wonderful! A friend who is a beekeeper says that if you have a sore throat take a spoonful of raw honey and just swallow it as it is for relief. This past week I had all of my good honey in this tea so I just kept drinking it 🙂
I have heard that local honey really helps with allergies, and I have a ton! I’m going to try this. It sounds really good, and maybe it’ll help too.
Yes, it helps a lot!!
Christy–This recipe is PERFECT!! I especially love the idea of having a glass BEFORE coffee (cause you know coffee is a must) Will be making ASAP. Thanks!
Thank you Kristen!! I hope you enjoy it!
How long does this honey mixture keep with the lemons in it if not used u everyday? Does it spoil or mold?
I’ve forgotten a jar for several months (six at least) and it had no mold and looked just fine.
I guess if you want real tea, you could just add to a cup of hot tea or a glass of ice tea? Sounds yummy! And how long does it keep in the fridge?
At least a month, but I have kept it for several months with no issue.
Hi! I’d love to try this and have a few questions. How long does this concentrate keep? Do you ever make a pitcher of infused water to keep in the fridge? Thanks so much for this recipe!
I do sometimes mix up a whole picture of water with this and keep it in the fridge, it works well. This will keep for at least a month. In reality, I keep it for several months in my fridge with no issue but you’ll have to decide for yourself 🙂 Thank YOU and have a great day, Lauren!
Hi Christy,
First I want to thank you for what you do. I am having difficulty printing your recipes. My printer is not bringing up the image. Is it possible the ad in the middle of it is causing the problem? I don’t claim to know anything, just noticing I only have this problem on certain sites.
Hey Kimberly! I’m so sorry you’re having this problem. When you click “print this” a new page opens up with just the recipe card, no ad. If that isn’t happening you may want to try updating your browser and it will most likely fix it.
Thanks I will try it
I am also having trouble printing the recipe. When I push the print button on the recipe, the print is too small for these old eyes. If I enlarge the print then it goes off the page to the right. Is there a change to be made to get the recipe in larger print but keep on the page.
I think you have to go into your printer settings Leta. There should be an option to choose different print sizes.
I am addicted to this. Hot or cold I love it. Tried it without the ginger, since I was out, but just not the same.
I am so glad to hear you are enjoying it Janie!!!
I think this would be perfect to drizzle on yogurt!
Good idea Bonny!!!
Posted this to facebook, yummly, pinterest and twitter for all,y friends to see. Folks are starting to feel sickly with some sort of virus …. this flu season has started I guess.
Thank you for sharing Barbara!! We are hearing about a lot of folks that are sick as well, guess it is getting to be that time of year with school starting back and germs getting spread around.
Making his tomorrow! Bought all the ingredients this evening. Thank you Christy!
You are very welcome!!
When I was a kid my dad would mix equal parts of lemon juice and honey and then add hot water and have us drink it if we were sick with a cold or sore throat. Now I take the honey-lemon mixture and add some whiskey and will add it to a cup of hot tea or if I’m having a coughing spell I’ll just take a tablespoon or two of it straight and it usually calms my throat down and helps with the coughing.
Just wondering if, when you drink the “tea” later, do you strain it? Or leave the little ginger pieces in? (I don’t think I’d like little chunks of ginger in it, lol)…
I leave it all in there but absolutely strain it if that is how you prefer it to be! No sense in not making it your way 🙂
This sounds delicious!! Can’t wait to try it. By the way, I just got my copy of Sweetness in the mail yesterday, and I’m so excited to get baking. Only problem is what to pick first!
Thank you so much Katie, I hope you enjoy the book and I can’t wait to hear what you decide on making first!!!
There’s a big difference between a pint and quart sized jar so I’m confused about the amount of honey. THanks for your help
It’s not a recipe that has to be precise. You can add more or less honey depending on your taste, just as you can add more or less lemon. I use a quart jar but you can use a pint or even half pint if you like.
I too have trouble printing yr recipes. When I hit print, it flashes up and then gone before you can print. Recipes print from other companies. On yours, I have to copy and paste to my “notes” folder. Then print – Just saying
I appreciate you letting me know. If you could please come back and give me more information I might be able to get to the source of the problem. What browser are you using? Are you printing from a device or a computer? Thank you, in advance, for your help!