My Chouchoux: Lemon, Honey and Mint Tea 檸檬蜂蜜薄荷茶

As we all know, lemon and honey are both very good for sore throats. I used to make this tea without mint, but we happened to have a bunch of leftover mint in the fridge, so I decided to try it with mint this time. Not only does it have a soothing effect for the throat, but it also adds a nice flavour to the tea! Besides the mint, I used a little bit of ginger as well because it's warming, This is the perfect tea if you have a sore throat or cough with fever. Drink it throughout the day while it's hot. I hope it helps you as it did for me.

Lemon, Honey and Mint Tea (makes 1 pt)

A: 3      thin slices of ginger
    1/2   lemon, thinly sliced
    4 C   water

A handful of mint, separate the stem and leaves, keep both

B: 2 heaping T honey
    2T lemon juice, freshly squeezed

*T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon, C = cup

1. Combine A and mint stems in a medium sized pot and cover. Bring it up to a boil, then turn down the heat to low and let it simmer for 3 minutes.

2. Turn the heat off, and add the mint leaves to steep for 1 minute.

3. Add B and stir until the honey has dissolved. Strain and serve it hot right away! *You can make a 2nd batch by just adding more water to the pot without taking out the mint leaves. When it comes to a boil, turn the heat off and let it sit for 1-2 minutes. Add same amount of B, strain and serve.

- Yvonne

大家都知道檸檬和蜂蜜對喉嚨痛很有幫助，每逢感冒，我都會煮這種茶來喝。其實我之前煮的時候並沒有加任何的薄荷，但這次感冒冰箱裡正好剩下一些，想說薄荷對喉嚨也有舒緩的作用，就決定用來試試看。嘗試之後覺得效果也不錯、加上有薄荷茶的味道，非常喜歡。除了薄荷，我還加了一點點的薑，但若有喉嚨很痛或咳嗽的症狀，千萬不要多加，要不然可能會更嚴重。它很適合喉嚨痛與咳嗽者，一天喝好幾次、並且趁熱喝效果會比較好喔~

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