bleh

[themeletor]

comment with your best/favorite chicken soup recipe. Everyone in this house is getting sick >.

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[elle-is-for.livejournal.com]

I don't have a chicken soup recipe, but my favourite cold/flu remedy is this:
take a cafetiere (or a French press I think you chaps call them? one of these anyway and into it put
*1 large lemon, squeezed thoroughly then drop the halves/quarters in
*1 half inch cubed piece of ginger grated finely
*1 small red chili, deseeded and chopped finely
*2 cloves of garlic chopped finely (if you really can't stand it use one clove, but it's really important and you can barely taste it!)

pour on boiling water and leave for 5 minutes to steep, then strain, pour in to mugs and add honey to taste

you can add more or less chili and ginger to taste, but as with the garlic, they're all really important and good for you - the stronger the better! This and a few asprin will cure almost anything

hope you all feel better soon

[emerald-embers.livejournal.com]

(Ooh, can I also add to that, adding the honey in this particular case is actually a very good idea as honey is a natural antiseptic? ^^)

[meletor-et-al.livejournal.com]

I definitely do this for myself when I'm sick, but it's a bit too much for some people, hence the soup (which is also good for when your house is across campus from the dining hall and nobody wants to walk all the way to dinner). but you inspired/reminded me to add lemon, ginger, and cayenne pepper to the soup, which was a great success. thank you!! :D