Just a few weeks ago, back in mid-January, I was very sick. Like, sick sick. Not hospital sick, but sick enough to where I ended up at the doctor twice in one week, was on two different antibiotics for a total of 2 weeks (one of which is an antibiotic they give anthrax exposed patients! Lovely!) and had to get a chest X-ray. It was wicked. Wicked gross… and it lingered for a wicked long time. I still have a little cough!
I didn’t make myself any spiced honey this season either. I’m an idiot. I made my parents two gigantic jars and neglected to make myself anything. However, I saw a quick and easy alternative on instagram and decided it wasn’t too late to make it. Hopefully I will not be sick again this season, but just in case…
Honey, lemon and ginger go into a jar. It sits for a few days, then when you’re sick you just take two tablespoons of the liquid and pop it into a mug. Fill with 8-10 oz. of boiling water and drink! Ta-da. Immediate flu tea. Magic.
Twelve ounces of honey makes two 8-ounce jars. One lemon makes one small jar, too. And ginger stretches pretty far; you can use small thin slices. I recommend making a 16-ounce jar if you can, because it’s easier to work around. I decided to split mine into two separate jars.
And it’s the same thing as the spiced honey- you can use it to ward off the cold/flu or use it when you already have the cold/flu to ease (and shorten the duration of) symptoms.
Ginger is great because it helps thin mucus, and it’s warming. Lemon, as we all know, packs a punch of Vitamin C which helps fight off the icks. And honey! Honey is the nectar of the Gods as far as illness. It’s soothing, and it can also help reduce the duration of colds. Put it all together? You get an awesome “flu tea” that can really help this time of year.
And it really, really is way easier than the spiced honey (although that’s awesome too, and I suggest you make it as well since it keeps practically forever). It doesn’t have to be canned. No heating up of anything. Just slice, pour and let it sit. Done. Then just enjoy the fruits of your labor when you feel like you might be getting sick… or when you are sick.
You’re welcome.
One more thing you should make: medicinal garlic. If you can stand it, of course. That isn’t my thing but my mom swears by it.
I’d make a few jars and give some away to people you know who’ve been battling these crazy viruses making the rounds lately. Or just make a bunch for yourself. Honey lasts a long time and it’s naturally antimicrobial, so don’t worry about anything gross growing in it. Just use a clean, sterilized jar and clean, thoroughly washed fruit (organic preferably).
Clean jars are always our best friends. Don’t use dirty jars.
Soundtrack: Indy barking.
Sources & credits: Ball® 8-ounce jar; freshpreserving.com.
I'm Marilla. A 30-something artist, hobby baker, home canning enthusiast, gardener, DIY-er, wife, mommy of a baby boy and dog mom (to another baby boy) from New York. 
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